Disabling Windows Connected Standby
Learn how to disable Connected Standby--and why you likely shouldn't.
John Savill
February 22, 2015
1 Min Read
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Q. How do I disable Connected Standby on a device?
A. If a device supports Connected Standby, you should take advantage of that capability. Only modern applications that are registered can send a limited amount of network traffic at a scheduled interval, which means Connected Standby generally offers only benefits. However, if you want to use basic sleep instead of Connected Standby, you can disable the feature as follows:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPower.
Double-click CsEnabled and set to 0, then click OK.
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