Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, that was one of the fixes suggested by the Windows forums, but it doesn't work. I've tried setting it to never turn off and all various times but nothing works. Mine is My Custom Plan instead of Balanced and right now I have it set to never turn off - still does, though. Thanks, Tina On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:21 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > Try going into Control Panel > Power Options > > You are probably on 'Balanced'? > > Click on 'Change plan settings" > > Then "Changed advanced power settings" > > On my test machine it is set to turn off Hard disk after 20 minutes....... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I am past the allowed time to switch back to Windows 7 easily. I could > download it and reinstall it, but that would mean reinstalling all of my > programs. The thought of that makes me very tired :-( > > Thanks, > > Tina > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> > wrote: > > > Don't use Windows 10? > > > > ;-) john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On > > Behalf Of Tina Manley > > Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 5:08 p.m. > > To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; Olympus > > Camera Discussion > > Subject: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance > > > > PESO: > > > > I am having a terrible problem with Windows 10. All of my hard drives > > go to sleep after less than 5 minutes if I am not accessing them > constantly. > > Since I have 12 external drives set up with all of my photos on them, > > this is an extreme annoyance. > > > > I have read all of the supposed fixes proposed on all of the Windows > > sites and forums and none of them work. > > > > Do any of the geniuses here have any ideas? > > > > TIA > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html