Questions tagged [sleep]
Sleep mode is a low-power state designed to provide very fast resuming of a computer's operation, with minimal power consumption.
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DisplayPort Link Failure after monitor sleep?
I just added a 3rd monitor to my Windows 7 64-bit computer. When the monitor goes to sleep, it won't wake up. The other two monitors wake up fine (connected via hdmi and DVI).
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Does the Raspberry Pi 2 put USB external drives to sleep when not in use for a while?
I recently got a LaCie 2TB Thunderbolt bus-powered USB external rugged drive. I am using it with the Raspberry Pi 2 and it works fine. It's being used as a remote backup via rsync.
However, I am use ...
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Windows 7 can't sleep (It locks instead)
I have a problem with my Windows 7 desktop.
Everything works fine, except that it can't goes sleep, when I try to make it sleeps (clicking on "Sleep" on the start menu), it just locks the session (It ...
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Can I tell Windows 10 - 'If I close the lid on my laptop, go to sleep IF I don't have an external monitor attached'?
I am aware of the following SuperUser questions:
Prevent laptop from going to sleep when I close the lid, but only if I'm connected to an external display
automate so that if and only if external ...
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Is it safe to disconnect a SATA disk during sleep?
Is it safe to disconnect a SATA disk during sleep Windows 7? Is the disk powered off when the computer successfully have entered sleep mode? This is not my system disk, it's just a spinning disk for ...
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Wakeup PC upon mouse click but not mouse move
Can I differentiate between waking the Windows OS (Windows 7 and/or 8) from a mouse click vs mouse move? I only want the system to wake upon a click on the mouse but not when I move the mouse. I ...
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Desktop reboots itself on sleep or hibernate
I have been using an ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard for main home desktop workstation, operating Windows Vista x64. This computer has right from day one not been able to enter hibernate or standby; after ...
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Close lid option "Do nothing" absent
I just unpacked my new Sony Vaio, with windows 8 pro installed. Everything is nice, so I tried setting my power management options. The "When I close the lid" option only list:
Hibernate
Sleep
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Windows 7 Sleep requires graphics driver?
I just freshly installed win7 64 bit. Before I installed the graphics driver (amd 6310), the sleep option was greyed out. But after I installed, i could sleep. Why does this occur?
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Looking for recommendation on a Wake on Wireless LAN compatible PCI/PCI-E Adapter for Windows 7
I have a desktop workstation that uses Wake on LAN (WoL) functionality. Is there a working wireless adapter solution that someone has set up that would provide the same functionality?
i.e. When the ...
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Unpredictable MBP wake from sleep in Windows 7 Boot Camp
I have a Macbook Pro with Windows 7 installed in Boot Camp. I have serious problems with waking from sleep and not sure why. I have the default Balanced power plan selected.
Many times when I close ...
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Windows 7 shows blank screen after resuming it from sleep mode
I'am using Windows-7 Home Basic 64 Bit OS. My system has stopped coming out of sleep mode. i.e. if I manually do sleep from shutdown menu, or close the lid, or sleep due to power plan, after re-...
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Why does Windows 7 mouse freeze after resuming from sleep?
A similar question previously posted at Super User is Why does my Windows 7 computer freeze after waking up from Sleep?, but none of the previous answers intially appeared to solve my problem or were ...
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How do you keep the Mac from accessing the dvd drive on resuming from sleep?
Whenever I resume my mac from sleep (after it has been sleeping for a while), it seeks the dvd drive which can be a little noisy, especially in a meeting. Is there a way to keep it from doing this?
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Windows 10 Sleep mode causes unsafe shutdown
Recently, when I leave my computer (desktop, not laptop) alone for half an hour or so, I will come back to find that rather than enter sleep or hibernate, the computer has shut down completely. While ...
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Windows 10 keeps waking from sleep
My computer has been waking out of sleep since I've upgraded to windows 10. It usually sleeps for many hours before waking. This is a desktop PC.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg lastwake
Wake History ...
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Wi-Fi still connected while MacBook in sleep mode
My brand new MacBook is still connected with Wi-Fi even after I put it in sleep mode. I discovered this when I pinged the MacBook's IP address from another machine accidentally.
Is this normal? Or a ...
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How Can I Force Unmount a Network Device on Mac?
Hey guys, I currently do CMD + K in Finder to connect to my Windows computer to be able to browse and use its network shares (i.e. smb://MyPC). It works fine, but sometimes when I click on it, maybe ...
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Can Windows Defrag while Laptop is Closed?
Can I run a Defrag and close the laptop lid? Or will my computer not defrag when it is in sleep mode? If not, can I turn of the monitor of my laptop when it's not in sleep mode, like, 0 brightness?
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How useful is hard drive encryption?
So, let's say you have a notebook, and you encrypt the entire hard drive. Whenever you boot it's gonna ask for a password, meaning nobody can access your data without the password. On the other hand, ...
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Keep MacBook running with lid closed for specified duration
Occasionally it's useful to leave a MacBook running for an hour or so to complete updates or some lengthy data analysis at the end of the day. I'd like to be able to close the lid of the MacBook or ...
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Windows 7 going to sleep or screen locking while watching video in browser
How can I stop Windows 7 from going to sleep when I'm watching a video in a browser?
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I would like to do this without turning off the "auto-lock / screen saving / pc sleep feature"
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Windows 7 sleeping during operations
I've got Windows 7 set up on my media box.
It's set to sleep after 30 mins of inactivity, but it doesn't seem to work as advertised. In the last two weeks it's gone to sleep during a file copy ...
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How can I prevent Windows from going to sleep during a scheduled task?
I have created scheduled tasks on both a Vista and Win7 machine which wake up the machine if it is currently in a sleep state. However, if the task takes longer than the power settings are configured ...
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Connect an external display, close lid and avoid sleep on MacBook
So I want to connect an external display, close my laptop lid and let the other display stay on (e.g. to watch a movie or something).
I found the app NoSleep which works if I don't connect an ...
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Windows 10 wakes itself up to install updates
I recently upgraded my home desktop computer to Windows 10. Ever since I've done this, my computer has been waking itself up from sleep at seemingly random times during the night. This is incredibly ...
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Allow Bluetooth devices to wake PC
I have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard attached to my Windows 10 desktop. However, neither of these devices are able to wake the computer from sleep and no guide online appears accurate.
If and how ...
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How to stop power light on PC from blinking when in sleep mode? [duplicate]
I regularly put my PC into sleep mode. Unfortunately the power button LED blinks every second and it's extremely bright blue which makes sleeping in the same room somewhat challenging. I have resorted ...
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Prevent mac from going to sleep immediately after the closing lid
Everything I can find on this subject prevents your Mac from going to sleep until you specify when you want it to go to sleep. Sometimes I close the lid of my laptop then realize I forgot to do ...
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System went to sleep last night for no good reason
I've recently built a new computer running Windows 10 with x99 motherboard and for some reasons my Windows went to sleep mode last night for no good reason. When I woke from my sleep the computer ...
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How do I prevent my bluetooth headphones from waking my computer from standby?
I have a pair of Bluetooth 4.0 headphones which are paired with both my laptop and my desktop. As soon as I power on the headphones, they will wake any paired device from standby. So if I have my ...
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Windows Task automatically wakes my computer, but doesn't put it back to sleep after
My computer wakes itself up every day (presumably to do updates) which is fine by me, but it heats up my room by a considerable amount, and I rather not shut down, especially because it will ...
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Windows 10 windows all return to main monitor on sleep
Running Windows 10 Enterprise RTM. With two monitors, after the computer goes to sleep all windows return to main monitor. When only locking the computer and waking it up again windows stay where they ...
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Windows 8.1 not activating screen saver, turning off monitor, or sleep mode
Any ideas on what would cause this? No applications that I actively run should be preventing this from happening: OneDrive, Steam, WhatPulse, puush, and f.lux. I have power options set to activate ...
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Why hibernate Windows 8? [closed]
It seems to me that in Windows 8 classic, hibernate is slower than the fast shutdown.
Is there any meaningful reason to hibernate a Windows 8 machine (as opposed to fast shutdown or sleep)?
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How to disable screen locking after sleep on Ubuntu 9.10?
When the computer enters sleep it locks itself and I would like to avoid that. (Ubuntu 9.10)
Please don't upvote answers that don't work!
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Windows 10 Desktop wakes from sleep to hibernate even when disabled
A strange occurrence has recently been annoying me: I usually put my computer into sleep mode rather than shutting it down, but Windows has started deciding I really want to hibernate instead. Between ...
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How to prevent OSX from putting a computer to sleep when a VM is running in VMWare Fusion
I have discovered the hard way that bad things happen to my VMs if my macbook pro goes to sleep while a VM is running.
Is there a way to prevent my computer from being put to sleep when VMWare Fusion ...
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How do I diagnose the cause of a freeze after resuming in Windows XP (SP3)?
I have just built a new computer from parts. Whenever I resume from any sleep mode (S1, S3 or S4) the computer freezes within about 60 seconds of the welcome screen appearing. At this point the ...
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My laptop will not sleep when I close the lid
I've tried to look into everything I know of but this has stymied me.
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15" currently running Windows 7. The laptop will not enter sleep mode when I close the lid. When I ...
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How to enable Sleep mode on Win 7
I upgraded laptop Toshiba M5 with NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT video card to Windows 7 32 Ultimate , but the Sleep mode option is disabled on the Shut Down menu (visible, but disabled). I checked the ...
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No Hybrid Sleep in Windows 8?
As you can see below, there is no hybrid sleep option like there is in Windows 8. Is it enabled by default with sleep or hibernation or is it gone entirely?
<- Windows 8 vs Windows 7 ->
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Computer care: Hibernate, Sleep or Shut Down?
Which is the best for the "longevity" of your hardware, when done on a daily basis?
Should I use sleep, hibernate or shut down?
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iMac with insomnia
I'm having problems with getting my late 2009 iMac (running 10.6.4) to sleep, which it is set to do after fifteen minutes of inactivity.
Sleep works fine when manually commanded - the screen, fans ...
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My computer keeps waking from sleep without any obvious reason
I have decided to create a new thread after having perused a dozen or more discussions on similar topics, that is, related to the sleep feature, without finding the right answer.
In a nutshell this ...
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Is Hybrid Sleep the same in Linux as in Windows?
I see a question about this on Windows.
Also here:
" When you put the computer into a hybrid sleep state, it writes out all its RAM to the hard drive (just like a hibernate), and then goes into a ...
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Windows 8 wakes from sleep immediately with errors regarding "memory type range registers (MTRRs)"
After an arbitrary, but small amount of time, my computer wakes back up after going to sleep. I have attempted desperately to solve this issue, short of contacting any official support or re-...
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How to keep Windows 7 from sleeping while scanning the PC
So, I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials lately. And it usually takes a couple hours or more for it to full scan my hard drive. Because of that, I commonly leave it scanning while I go do ...
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prevent windows 7 sleep while files are being accessed by network
I have movies and stuff that is accessed from the lan (via xbmc/kodi, usually) that reside on my Windows 7 box. I want the machine to be able to go into sleep mode when files are NOT being accessed, ...
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Is there a way to make a win8.1 laptop NOT turn off the HDMI output video or sleep when closing the lid?
There is still an option in the Windows 8.1 control panel (in the regular desktop control panel) that claims to permit you to change what happens when the lid closes.
However no matter how you set it,...
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