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This is probably a windows thing or some program is preventing it
The power button on my laptop while windows is working does nothing
I can use it to turn in on or wake the laptop but when I am already logged in,the button does nothing

The windows settings are set to enter sleep mode when I press it and I can enter sleep mode from the start menu
MSI Sword 17 HX B14VGKG
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070
Go to control panel>power option>choose what the power buttons do>under both battery and AC power set "when I press the power button" to SHUT DOWN.

As far as sleep, Verifyt he setting "When I press the sleep button" is set to Sleep.

I also suggest that you are verify that you run latest uefi bios version from your OEM.

Note: modern laptops do not enter S3 sleep as you are accustomed to but use a state called modern standby (S0) Some modern standby devices do have the S3 sleep state available for use but it has to be enabled by the user. Some do not offer it as an option.
You can see what power states are available on your device by opening command prompt as admin and type powercfg -a
Post a screenshot.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
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    Firefox
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    Defender+MWB Premium
Also, if you hold the Power Button ON for about 30 seconds, the computer will reboot, no matter what is going on. That's a good thing to know in case your computer freezes or locks up.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 16 9640
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5x 7467 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16.3 inch 4K+ OLED Infinity Edge Touch
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400
    Hard Drives
    1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
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    Vapor Chamber Cooling
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Go to control panel>power option>choose what the power buttons do>under both battery and AC power set "when I press the power button" to SHUT DOWN.

As far as sleep, Verifyt he setting "When I press the sleep button" is set to Sleep.

I also suggest that you are verify that you run latest uefi bios version from your OEM.

Note: modern laptops do not enter S3 sleep as you are accustomed to but use a state called modern standby (S0) Some modern standby devices do have the S3 sleep state available for use but it has to be enabled by the user. Some do not offer it as an option.
You can see what power states are available on your device by opening command prompt as admin and type powercfg -a
Post a screenshot.

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I disable the hibernation because I don't need it
I can put the laptop to sleep using the start menu but I cannot with the power button
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070
S3 sleep is available on your device.
You can enable S3 sleep to see if it will solve your issue if you want. It can be reverted back
But you really need to set that first option under "when I press the power button on both battery and plugged in to be SHUT DOWN.
The power button serves 2 purposes. A quick press is sleep or wake., A long press is shut down.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
S3 sleep is available on your device.
You can enable S3 sleep to see if it will solve your issue if you want. It can be reverted back
But you really need to set that first option under "when I press the power button on both battery and plugged in to be SHUT DOWN.
The power button serves 2 purposes. A quick press is sleep or wake., A long press is shut down.
Hmm yes it does work
When I press and hold for around 3 seconds it goes to sleep mode and if I hold it for a little longer,it ask me if I want to shut down
The thing is,while searching for a solution, I find some nasty things about that modern sleep mode
I don't want my laptop to wake up on its own to download updates and so on and I have always been using my old laptop like this...a single short press and the laptop goes to sleep,no need to hold it for few seconds
I bet this modern sleep mode will also download windows updates and restart my laptop
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070
I've given you my suggestion to turn off modern standby and use S3 sleep. Take it or not. It's your choice.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
I've given you my suggestion to turn off modern standby and use S3 sleep. Take it or not. It's your choice.
I did add the registry key and that does go to sleep mode but not exactly how I wanted

1.It still requires holding the button
2.To wake the laptop I have to press the power button AND a key on the keyboard(the laptop does wake up but the screen stays off until I press a key)

In sleep mode it is blinking yellow(the color which is set when my nvidia gpu is used)
On my old laptop,it is blinking bllue which is the igpu
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 24H2 26100.2894
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion TP01-2xxx
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics 4.00GHZ
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic
    Keyboard
    HP
    Mouse
    wireless Microsoft
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    Avira
I successfully turn off the modern sleep mode(I find more and more problems with it)but now I have a new problem
When I put my laptop to sleep, it turns off all of my usb devices(on my old laptop it was turning off my external ssd but my usb hub was still working which I use to charge my devices)

I tried disabling the option is the usb selective suspend and uncheck all "Allow windows to turn off this device to save power" in Universal Serial Bus controllers in device manager but the devices are still getting turned off
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070

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