Some generic apps are preventing sleep

z13lony wrote:

Windowserver, powerd and some other stuff is preventing sleep in my macbook pro, I want to be able to put my Mac to sleep

Predicated on your user byline , which is not always accurate, " MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.1 " released

Nov 3, 2025

The current version is now Tahoe 26.3.1 (a)

Suggest you upDate

Then open Terminal and run:

pmset -g assertions

Look for lines like, PreventUserIdleSystemSleep and PreventSystemSleep

If you see a specific applications listed (e.g. Chrome, Zoom, etc.), that’s the real culprit—not WindowServer or powerd.

EtreCheckPro is an excellent tool for locating and sorting out various macOS issues.

Download and run the free version of EtreCheckPro, from > https://etrecheck.com/en/index.html

Then post back here with your Report, as per > How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community