Auto sleep not working in last few days

imacken said:

Ok guys, major problem! I disabled services as recommended, but now I can’t get into Windows. I have an error that says ‘something happened and your PIN isn’t available. Click to set up your PIN.’ I click and it says ‘you need to install an app for this task. Would you like to search for one in the Store”. I click ‘yes’ and nothing happens!
HELP!

What services did you disable following which post?

I followed the link in post #3. I think I disabled all non-Windows services and startup items. But, it looks to me like Windows services may have got disabled as well!

imacken said:

I followed the link in post #3. I think I disabled all non-Windows services and startup items. But, it looks to me like Windows services may have got disabled as well!

Do you recall doing Part 1 Step 3: "check the Hide all Microsoft services box"?

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Can you get into ASO : Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 Try holding shift key down while powering up PC.

Yes, I thought I did that.
I've managed to do a system restore from the Recovery Environment. There was one available! That was a close call.

Paul Black said:

[1] Which services did you disable?
[2] Which post are you referring to?

Thanks Paul. See my posts above on that. It was a scary moment!
BTW, disconnecting from the Internet made no difference.

So, since I last posted, I had 3 days of everything working OK, and then this morning my PC was still awake after the overnight backups, and now it's back to square one, i.e. screen going off and then immediately being brought back to life and never going to sleep.
This really is driving me crazy!