Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management\Sleep Settings Description
This policy setting allows you to manage automatic sleep with open network files. If you enable this policy setting, the computer automatically sleeps when network files are open. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the computer does not automatically sleep when network files are open.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d Value name: ACSettingIndex
Enabled: ACSettingIndex = 1
Disabled: ACSettingIndex = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Power/AllowSystemSleepWithRemoteFilesOpenAC Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d]
"ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Power/AllowSystemSleepWithRemoteFilesOpenAC
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d' -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d' -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.