How to prevent Windows11 from going to sleep when video is playing?

[dashisgood]

My laptop automatically goes to sleep after x number of minutes, depending on what I set x to be, regardless of whether a video is playing. This new Windows "feature" appears to have been introduced with Windows11. Previously, the OS would not sleep if the user was actively using the computer. But watching video is apparently no longer considered active use.Is there a way to fix this?I've seen multiple threads on this subject, but they've all been locked before a useful answer could be provided.Windows11 OS should be updated to check whether video is playing before initiating sleep. Presumably

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