1. A method, comprising: entering, by a computing device, an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) S0 state; in response to receiving a request to enter an ACPI S3 state, determining whether an always on feature is enabled, wherein, if the always on feature is not enabled, entering the ACPI S3 state, and wherein, if the always on feature is enabled, determining whether the computing device is within a user-defined permissible ACPI S3 state period, wherein, if the computing device is not within a user-defined permissible ACPI S3 state period, continuing computing device operation in the ACPI S0 state, and wherein, if the computing device is within the user-defined permissible ACPI S3 state period, setting a wake event and entering the ACPI S3 state.