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PowerToys.Awake.exe

Application ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms powertoys awake, awake, powertoys.awake

WindowsApplication

PowerToys Awake. E dey keep PC make e no sleep with timer or until you stop am. E no bi PowerLauncher.

Wetin you need know

Awake dey block sleep, e no bi PowerLauncher.

PowerToys.Awake.exe na di keep-awake utility. E fit keep di display or di system awake. PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe na Run. To end Awake no dey close Alt+Space.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Na Run?
No. PowerLauncher na Run
Wetin make sleep dey blocked?
Awake dey on
Feex tok say
If di PC refuse to sleep and Awake dey di list, I dey turn dat module off. I no dey disable PowerLauncher make sleep fit work.

Wetin bi PowerToys.Awake.exe?

PowerToys.Awake.exe dey block sleep. E no bi PowerLauncher. Run still dey inside PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe. Windows sleep settings still dey inside Settings > System > Power.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey call Windows power APIs make di PC fit stay awake for some time or forever. E no dey launch apps. Na PowerLauncher dey do dat one.

Wetin make am dey run?

You turn Awake on, or tray toggle leave am on after long work. "keep awake indefinitely" wey pesin forget na why laptop no dey sleep at all.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'PowerToys.Awake.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

Awake wey Microsoft sign under PowerToys na di utility. Awake.exe inside "prevent sleep" zip no bi am. Dis one still no bi PowerLauncher.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.Awake.exe

  • Keep-awake module
  • Tray coffee-cup icon na dis utility for many builds
  • No bi PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe

I fit end am?

Sleep fit continue

To end Awake go commot di keep-awake request. Run fit stay. Use di Awake tray toggle if na only sleep you wan bring back.

I fit comot am?

Turn off Awake, or uninstall PowerToys

Disable Awake for PowerToys Settings. No delete PowerLauncher.exe make sleep fit come back.

E suppose start with Windows?

Di runner dey start Awake when di module dey on. Keep-awake session fit continue pass logon if you set am like dat.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

PowerToys.Awake.exe file information
Executable name PowerToys.Awake.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.Awake.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

Laptop dey hot throughout night

Check di Awake tray state. PowerLauncher no go hold sleep. Windows power settings na di other half.

People dey blame "hidden launcher"

Awake no get Alt+Space box. If you see search flyout, dat one na PowerLauncher or CmdPal.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

PowerToys Settings > Awake, or di tray cup icon

Switch to Off or timed mode. Na dis process bi dat. Run settings no go change sleep.

Confirm say Windows sleep still dey allow sleep

Settings > System > Power. If Awake dey off and di PC still no dey sleep at all, di mata na power settings or another app, no bi PowerLauncher.

Technical details

Technical details
PowerToys.Awake.exe technical details
Image name PowerToys.Awake.exe
Role PowerToys Awake keep-awake utility

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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