2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bc387ac2c..4e256addd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-07-17  Carl Hetherington  <cth@carlh.net>
+
+	* Speculative fix for failure to keep Windows
+	machines awake during encodes.
+
 2014-07-16  Carl Hetherington  <cth@carlh.net>
 
 	* Version 1.72.4 released.
diff --git a/src/lib/cross.cc b/src/lib/cross.cc
index e30cf6459..9b7d5594f 100644
--- a/src/lib/cross.cc
+++ b/src/lib/cross.cc
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void
 Waker::nudge ()
 {
 #ifdef DCPOMATIC_WINDOWS
-	SetThreadExecutionState (ES_CONTINUOUS);
+	SetThreadExecutionState (ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED);
 #endif	
 }