Power and sleep
Sleep, wake and shut down a CouchPotatOS PC, with the power button or a controller.
CouchPotatOS is made to sleep like a console: it goes off in a second and is back where you left it in a few.
Sleep
- In Steam, press the Steam button, open Power and choose Sleep.
- Or press the PC’s power button once.
Your game stays where it was, and connected controllers turn off.
Wake
- Press the Xbox button on a controller paired with the Xbox Wireless Adapter.
- Or press the PC’s power button.
Whether the Xbox button can wake the PC depends a little on the PC: its firmware has to allow waking from USB. If it doesn’t work, look in the firmware settings for an option like Wake on USB or USB power in S3.
Shut down and restart
- In Steam: Power → Shut Down or Restart.
- Holding the power button for a few seconds also shuts the PC down.
CouchPotatOS only sleeps to memory. It never hibernates to disk, which keeps waking quick and reliable.