Shutting off PC after a few minutes of inactivity. The problem has started after I upgraded to Windows 10. Is there any way to sort out this issue?

There are many possible reasons to shutting off PC after few minutes of inactivity. The first thing that comes to mind is your screen saver. Normally a screen saver wouldn’t turn the computer off, but a screen saver is software after all, and could have a bug that’s manifesting on your machine.

The second reason could be a standby or hibernation issue. If it resumes immediately it went into standby, and if it says “resuming from hibernation” that’s pretty clear. Even if both are turned off, for a long time it may automatically turn themselves back on.

Another reason may be the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) power settings in the BIOS. Power management is, at its root, a BIOS initiated and managed thing. Perhaps turning that functionality off in the BIOS, or at least twiddling with the settings there might affect the issue.

The indexing service can cause this problem(you can turn it off).

There are methods to sort out the problem of shutting off PC after a few minutes of inactivity.

Method 1: System Maintenance Troubleshooter: – Please follow the steps to run System Maintenance troubleshooter on the computer:

a) Right click on Start and select Control Panel.

b) Click on Troubleshooting.

c) Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.

d) Click on System Maintenance option.

e) Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot the issue.

Check if the issue persists. If not, follow the method given below.

Method 2: Perform ‘Clean boot’ to check for software conflicts: 

Click the link to perform clean boot

Note: Please go through the section: “How to reset the computer
to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot” of the article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

If the issue persists, run the Power troubleshooter to diagnose issues regarding power. Follow these steps to the same:
a) Right click on Start and select Control Panel.
b) Click on Troubleshooting.
c) Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.
d) Select “Power” option.           
f) Follow the on-screen instructions.

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