question Windows 10 FSX Problem

[gocubsgo 0]

Hello all,

I just recently got a new computer with Windows 10. The graphics and the sim are running great, but there is one problem. I have tried running a 15 hour flight, and will fly for an hour, and then set the autopilot. Because of the flight being so long, I turn off the monitor of my desktop, and then let the sim run for eight hours when I go to bed, before waking up and checking the flight and then landing it when it is time. I have tried this flight 4 times, and each time I have woken up, checked the flight sim and found the computer’s home screen on the screen. I can still click on the FSX icon, and it brings me to the flight, but it will be paused for multiple hours. This only started once I got a new computer a few weeks ago with WIndows 10. I used to have a computer with Windows 7, and this did not happen. Does anyone know what I can do to fix FSX from going to the home screen mid-flight? Thanks for any help!

[dogtrack 18]

Check your power settings in control panel, with regard to sleeping/hibernating or shutting down after a given period of inactivity.  Make sure "never" is selected in the appropriate fields.  W10 is a little quirky in some respects.  You could also try leaving your monitor on.

[Jim Young 2,356]

Even though you turn your monitor off, your computer is still going to hibernate or follow the directions of your power settings.