Allow system required requests

  • Article

Configures the power manager to accept or ignore application system required requests. These requests prevent the system from automatically entering sleep after a period of user inactivity.

Aliases and setting visibility

  • Windows provisioning: Common\Power\Policy\Settings\Sleep\AllowSystemRequired

  • PowerCfg: SYSTEMREQUIRED

  • GUID: a4b195f5-8225-47d8-8012-9d41369786e2

  • Hidden setting: Yes

Values

Index Name Description

0

No

Application system required requests will be ignored.

1

Yes

Application system required requests will be accepted.

Applies to

Available in Windows 7 and later versions of Windows.