Enable or Disable Network Connections in Modern Standby
There are two modes for Network in Modern Standby. They are as follows:
1] Connected Modern Standby
In this mode, your computer will be able to stay connected to the network and get an email, VoIP and other notifications. This might result in more excessive use of the battery.
2] Disconnected Modern Standby
In this mode, your computer will not be able to stay connected to the network and get an email, VoIP and other notifications. This might result in the least use of the battery. There are 5 ways by which, one can Enable or Disable Network Connections while in Modern Standby on Windows 11/10:
1] Using the Windows 10 Settings app
Open the Windows 10 Settings app. Select System > Power & sleep.
Under the section of Network connection, select either of these:
Never – Never disconnect from the network connections.Always – Always disconnect from the network connections.Managed by Windows – Windows 10 decides if the network connection works in the background.
2] Use Power Options
Search for Power Options in the Windows Search Box and select the appropriate option. For your Active power plan, under Networking connectivity in Standby, you can enable this feature while your device is plugged in and on the battery with these three options:
Never – Never disconnect from the network connections.Always – Always disconnect from the network connections.Managed by Windows – Windows 10 decides if the network connection works in the background.
3] Using Windows Command Prompt
Open the Windows Command Prompt with Admin rights. If your computer is on battery, execute the following commands for the following cases: Enable: Disable: Managed by Windows (default): If your computer is plugged in, execute the following commands for the following cases: Enable (default): Disable: Managed by Windows: Close the Windows Command Prompt to save the changes that you just made.
4] Using the Group Policy Editor
Open the Windows Group Policy Editor. Navigate to the following location: For the policy of Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in) or Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery) depending on your choice, to enable the Modern Standby feature, select Enabled.
In order to disable the Modern Standby feature, select Disabled. Select Apply and then select OK for the changes to take an effect.
5] Using the Registry Editor
Open the Windows 10 Registry Editor. For Plugged In mode: Navigate to the following path: For the DWORD named as ACSettingIndex, select value to the following as per your choice:
Enabled: 1Disabled: 0
Reboot your computer to see the changes taking an effect. For On Battery mode: Navigate to the following path: For the DWORD named as DCSettingIndex, select value to the following as per your choice:
Enabled: 1Disabled: 0
Reboot your computer to see the changes taking an effect. I hope you found this guide useful.
