Firstly, how do we know that the PC is stuck in sleep mode? Perform one of the following: If you’re using a desktop, tablet, or laptop, select Choose what the power buttons do. To make your PC sleep: Select Start, then select Settings > System > Power & Sleep > Additional power settings. Since then I have had an issue where when I close my laptop, or put it to sleep, and try to open it or wake it up it just comes up with a black. Dell Laptop Won’t Wake up from Sleep In mid December I updated to the Fall Creator’s Update for Windows 10. This didnt help the light would come on, then it would go out after a bit. When I opened it didn’t start up and I tried restarting it then turning it on. NOT COOL!!!Dell laptop stuck in sleep mode posted in Support: Been a while since I posted here, but I need help! Ok so I have a Dell XPS M1530 laptop and I recently closed it while it was running, so it went into sleep mode.