Network Sharing Disables When Computer is Idle after Win10 update

Bluntage · 30 Oct 2018

Hey There,

After the last Windows 10 update my laptop no longer shows up on my network when it's idle for awhile. It goes back on if I use my laptop.

I am sharing my laptop HD and two external hard drives attached to it all over a wireless network. I'm not using any kind of homegroup and I am just using network and sharing options so I can access my drives through ES File Explorer on my Android boxes.

I have every device (except my display) set to NOT power off when my computer goes idle and my computer is set to not sleep. I do lock my computer when I am away but that's it. Any idea what happened in the last windows update to cause this?

Thanks!

bro67 · 30 Oct 2018

It is called "Green Mode". Some Gateway's/Access Points will turn off a Ethernet Port, stop pinging those devices that do not respond after a certain period. It is just something you have to deal with if your Gateway/Access Point does not use "Sticky IP's".

Bluntage · 30 Oct 2018

I think you might be smoking too much green mode. I should mention I have four other sharing devices including (another computer running windows 7, two playbooks, one Tablet.) that work 24-7. It must be something else unless it's just Windows 10 that has green mode issues as of the last update. I am just kidding bro67, thank for you trying to help.