diff --git a/windowsWorkstation.sls b/windowsWorkstation.sls
index 2300b68..d04f1dd 100644
--- a/windowsWorkstation.sls
+++ b/windowsWorkstation.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 include:
   - chocolatey
 
+# don't go to sleep, ideally until the salt run finishes
+Set standby timeout to 10 hours:
+  powercfg.set_timeout:
+    - name: standby
+    - value: 600 # ten hours should be plenty
+    - order: 1
+
 {% import_yaml "packages.yaml" as packages %}
 {% for pkg in packages %}
 {{ pkg }}:
@@ -22,3 +29,9 @@ Upgrade All:
 
 # 'gpupdate /force':
 #   cmd.run
+
+Final Housekeeping:
+  powercfg.set_timeout: # Reset sleep timeout
+    - name: standby
+    - value: 30 # default
+    - order: last