WinFreddy

Having your computer go to sleep automatically after a period of inactivity is very helpful, but there are many situations when you may wish to keep your PC awake without modifying your power settings.

WinFreddy is a small, portable application that runs in the system tray and makes it possible to prevent your computer from going into sleep mode at any time, as well as restore your previous settings, with a single mouse click.

Assuming this feature is enabled, your PC will go into standby mode if no input has been detected for a certain period of time. However, you may sometimes wish to leave it running even if you need to step away from your desk for a while.

WinFreddy enables you to block sleep mode by just clicking a tray icon. When the sun icon is displayed, your PC will never go into standby mode, regardless of your power settings. To get everything back to normal, just click the tray icon once more.

Since the program only runs in the system tray, it is very unobtrusive. You don’t need to install anything before running it, and you don’t need to worry about any files being left behind.

From the context menu, you can specify whether or not the application should be launched at system startup, as well as view which mode is currently active.

While WinFreddy is far from a complex utility, it is exactly what many users need. It lets you enable or disable sleep mode by just clicking a tray icon, and it is very unobtrusive.

If you’re looking for a way to temporarily prevent your PC from going into standby mode, you should definitely give this application a try.