Users can enable Away Mode after configuring Media Sharing. Media Sharing is available in the Network and Sharing Center application in Control Panel.
The Media Sharing configuration window is shown in the following figure.
By default, when media sharing is enabled, the PC does not automatically enter Sleep when idle. However, this behavior can be configured, including the ability to enable Away Mode instead of preventing the Sleep idle time-out in Power Options.
To change the power management behavior of media sharing, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.
2. Select Change Plan Settings for the current power plan.
3. Select Change Advanced Power Settings.
4. Expand When Sharing Media from Multimedia Settings.
5. Select Allow the Computer to sleep, Prevent idling to sleep, or Allow the computer to enter Away Mode.
The following screen shot shows the Advanced Settings in Power Options with the configuration options for media sharing. Note that configuring a Windows Media Center Extender device to use High-Availability mode updates the default setting value to Allow the computer to enter Away Mode.
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