How to keep your PC awake with a hotkey on Windows 11

Make a KeyRoutines routine with a Hotkey trigger, a Toggle step and an If on Remembered value is. When it's on, Keep awake holds the PC and screen awake for a set time; when it's off, Keep awake set to stop ends it, and Show banner tells you which.

Steps

1. 1

   Add a Hotkey trigger and Toggle

   Pick a chord such as Ctrl+Alt+K, then add Toggle for a value named awake.

2. 2

   Check the value

   Add an If with Remembered value is awake on.

3. 3

   Stay awake

   In the If branch, add Keep awake for 2 hours with the screen option on, and Show banner "Staying awake".

4. 4

   Let it sleep

   In the Else branch, add Keep awake set to stop, and Show banner "Sleep allowed".

Tips

• Keep awake is one ordinary Windows power request; it ends if KeyRoutines closes, so nothing is left behind.
• Turn the screen option off if only downloads need the PC awake.