Why I can't sleep my PC with a batch file in Windows 10?

Question

Earlier I had Windows 8.1 installed on my PC. Then I installed Windows 10. I used to sleep the PC with the following code when I was using 8.1.

but it doesn't work with 10; a CMD window flashes only for a second and nothing happen. How to overcome this issue?

edit: for @AFH 's request

I don't see an extensioon `.bat` or `.cmd` to really execute the file with cmd.exe? — LotPings, Aug 12 '17 at 14:43
Type the command in an interactive `cmd` to see if there are any error messages; or add a `pause` to the batch file. — AFH, Aug 12 '17 at 14:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 15 '17 at 17:46

I don't know why this caused above problem, but I'm posting this answer as I found the answer from another person.
I corrected this issue and another one (not being able to rotate the screen with ctrl+alt+→, ←, ↓) by installing display driver for Windows 10. The motherboard's CD came with drivers which supported only for up to Windows 8, so it didn't work.

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '17 at 23:39

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The command rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0 for sleep is correct - however, it will hibernate instead of sleep if you don't turn the hibernation off.

Here's how to do that:

Go to the Start Menu and open an elevated Command Prompt by typing cmd.exe, right clicking and choosing Run as administrator. Type the following command:

powercfg -hibernate off

I got this from How can I put the computer to sleep from Command Prompt/Run menu? . Do your research.

answered Sep 16 '17 at 23:39

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You say “it will hibernate instead of sleep if you don't turn the hibernation off” — but the OP indicates that neither happens. And there’s no need to be snarky. – Scott - Слава Україні Sep 17 '17 at 00:12

Why I can't sleep my PC with a batch file in Windows 10?

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