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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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Windows (11) immediate wake up after sleep

I'm running Windows 11 on an AMD 5800x. If I put Windows to sleep by selecting the Power button on the Start Menu and then selecting Sleep, Windows goes into Sleep and then immediately wakes up. If I ...
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Windows 10 PC can Hibernate and Restart, but not Shutdown or Sleep

I have a PC (Intel i5-6500 CPU in a Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI motherboard) that was running Windows 7 fine for 5+ years, but after a clean install of Windows 10 has seemingly endless shutdown/sleep ...
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Windows 10 won't wake from sleep for remote desktop

Windows 10 also won't run scheduled backups if it's sleeping. RDP and Acronis work properly if the computer is not asleep. Wake on LAN is enabled.
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Wake up laptop on AC while UEFI (BIOS) does not have that option

Been trying to setup my external monitor + laptop to act as a desktop (both to turn on with AC). Almost there - followed this thread which was massively useful, thanks all. Turn on Windows 10 laptop ...
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Stop Windows logging me out and closing all of my apps on sleep

Window 11 is logging out when my computer sleeps due to inactivity. At least I believe that is what's happening, as all of my apps are closed when I unlock the screen. If I intentionally lock my ...
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Windows 10 won't go to sleep

Recently, Windows started to hang when going to sleep, which then shuts down on its own. The odd thing is that this doesn't happen all the time. It is able to sleep normally without issues when I just ...
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Windows wakes up by itself and starts spinning the fan until I bring up the login screen

When I have put my windows 10 computer in sleep mode by pressing windowsX → shut down or sign out → Sleep It is more a rule than an exception that when I wake up in the morning, The computer has ...
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CPU fan makes strong noise when opening directories, small programs (like web browser) and when taking the computer out of sleep mode

I have a desktop PC with the CPU Intel I7-12700F, the CPU fan Zalman CNPS10X extreme, and Windows 11. In general the CPU fan is quiet and I don't hear it, but in these occasions I do hear strong noise:...
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PC keeps waking up - ACPI wake alarms refuse to be disabled

Good morning. Every night my Windows 10 PC wakes up, and thus wakes me up, at least once. Event Viewer shows the Wake Source as "Device - ACPI Wake Alarm". This despite my best efforts to disable ...
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Is there a way to know which Firefox tab prevents Windows from sleeping?

Using the latest Firefox (90.0.2) in Windows 10 powercfg shows: C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg /requests DISPLAY: None. SYSTEM: None. AWAYMODE: None. EXECUTION: [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume5\..\...
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Stop Ubuntu laptop from suspending when external diplay goes off when lid is closed

I work with a single external display and I'd like to know if it's possible to keep my laptop lid closed at all times. If the external display is used I can close the lid, and the laptop will not go ...
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Computer freezes a few moments after startup and wake from sleep (not all the time, but often)

My computer has been freezing a few minutes after start up or wake from sleep, and I have to force shut down and turn it on before my PC will work again. Reliability history shows no error that comes ...
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Programmatically Control Monitors Through A KVM (DDI, VCP)

I want to use a KVM switch with a few computers but I notice that I'm not able to use VCP commands to control it the way I can when the montior is plugged into the computer directly. For example, when ...
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Linux - Laptop won't go to suspend/sleep when the lid is closed

I recently discovered that my laptop won't go to sleep/suspend once I close my lid and this is actually driving me crazy. Here is a little information on my machine: Kernel: Linux 6.3.1-arch1-1 Model:...
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Dual monitors using DisplayPort "disconnect" and "reconnect" when waking from sleep

Brand new video card (4070 Ti) and brand new monitors (both LG Ultragear 27GP83-B) connected via DisplayPort. When the screens go to sleep and I shake them awake with my mouse, I first hear the ...
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Is it safe to shut down my PC right after intensive CPU/GPU load?

Is it a good idea to shut down or put to sleep my PC seconds after some very heavy processing load on the CPU or GPU? I'm asking this because i'm not sure if the cooling system has enough time to ...
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Can Plex Server turn on at a pre-set time?

I have found Plex Media Server to be very resource hungry. My CCleaner recommends putting it into Sleep mode which is fine wile I'm on the PC. I swap rooms with my wife about 5PM everyday (pc still ...
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PC makes constant loud clicking sound after 30 minutes of sleep

Summary: Newbuild PC makes clicking sounds after 30 minutes of sleep. Newbuild Intel Nuc Extreme 13. Works perfectly, however after 30 minutes of sleep it starts making loud ticking sound. It seems ...
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Windows 8- sleep mode is drive ON?

Does HDD in Sleep mode under Windows 8 still spins - as it's saves your RAM into HDD? I'm concerned about hdd when carrying laptop around in a bag when it's in sleep mode. Or it is Hibernate which ...
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Computer Goes to Sleep Within 2 Minutes Despite Settings

I have a Dell Latitude 9410 with Windows 10 Professional. For some reason my computer goes to sleep within 1 to 2 minutes despite my power and sleep settings set to 30 to 45 minutes. I've tried a ...
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Windows 11 Laptop cycles between waking the external monitor before going back to sleep when using MiniDP

When I use minidp to connect external Monitor (LG-27GP83B), and manually make the laptop sleep, after 5 or 10 minutes, the external Monitor will power on and show a lit-up black screen before ...
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Windows 10 how to get into sleep state quickly when there is suspended process

I use Process Hacker or PsSuspend to suspend process. When there is no suspended process, Windows get into sleep state completely only seconds after I clicked sleep from the power menu, but become ...
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Windows 10 entering sleep against Power Plan settings + WSDPrintDevice appears in Event Viewer

My Win 10 laptop is supposed to serve as a server for another machine. So it needs to stay awake even if I am not on it. This is not happening and the machine may work for 2-3 hours or sleep after 5 ...
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How can I get my display to turn off on-demand?

Right now my win 10 PC is set to turn off the display after 30 minutes of inactivity. I'm wondering if I can have that same function on-demand. I often use my PC at night before going to sleep and ...
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Computer lying about why its going to sleep

I am on my Dell Inspiron 15, Windows 10 Home edition, latest version. Just browsing and chilling on battery. Balanced power profile, set to sleep after 30 mins of inactivity on battery. And suddenly ...
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How to sleep computer (Win10) remotely using Android phone?

I was using Airytec Switch Off software which has a web interface and and ability to add and run own batch scripts so that's a nice solution even for some other tasks. But it's not updated for some ...
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How to prevent Windows 10 from immediately waking after shutdown or sleep?

After newly setting up Windows 10 on a new SSD, it always immediately wakes up again if I shut it down or send it to sleep. The only way to keep it off (aside from cutting the power supply) is to ...
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Disable Deep Sleep on Brother MFC-J4620DW LAN

So I've got a Brother printer that's plugged in over LAN, but the issue is that it keeps going into this "Deep Sleep" mode to try to save energy. However, when it's in deep sleep, it cannot be woken ...
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Make laptop wake when I touch the screen

I have a HP elitebook G4 laptop which has a touch display with ten touch input points and would like to know how to configure windows 10 to detect when the screen is touched and wake the device or ...
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Event log shows Windows wakes up from prolonged sleeps (8 hrs), but monitors and keyboard don't respond; shorter sleeps work (5 minutes)

I have a Windows 10 install that has been behaving correctly for the past few years, waking up from sleep quickly and easily whether it has been off for a minute or for days. Recently, it only wakes ...
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Sleep option missing in Windows 10

After Updating to Windows , I'm missing the Sleep button in the Power options. I've tried to add it through the Choose what the power button does, but it's also missing.
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in linux, prevent processes to go for sleep

in linux (bullseye 11, kde ), prevent processes to go for sleep. Problem: When I am away for couple hours and return to computer, I need 10-20 minutes to bring even my mouse in a state that I can use. ...
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Possible to have both modern standby and normal sleep?

I currently have modern standby enabled. If I shut my laptop lid or click sleep from the start menu (Windows), the computer doesn't actually go to sleep and I can "wake" it easily by ...
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How to enable hibernation after certain sleep duration automatically in Windows 11?

I had an old hp laptop that used to go to hibernate after certain hours of sleep duration. So for eg., if I sleep my laptop manually it would automatically goes to hibernate after a certain hour or 1. ...
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How to identify Bluetooth adapters support WakeUp Windows PC from sleep on a keyboard or mouse action?

Even in Windows XP you could find a message in the log, like "this BT adapter does not support storing keys and wake up is not possible". Okay, so knowing that, what kind/model/brand of ...
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Controller (or driver) causing Windows 10 to always stay awake

Ever since upgrading to Windows 10, my machine would not allow the screen or machine to timeout and sleep or hibernate. Before upgrading from Windows 7 the machine slept normally. After some searching ...
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Turn off Windows screen without locking screen in Windows 11

I usually have my computers set up to require a login after waking up from sleep or hibernate, but I don't want to enter a password if the screen is just turned off, either from a timeout or if I ...
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Won't Sleep (Automatically + Manually)

I recently bought a ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 10). I really like this machine. But since the last couple of days I am facing an issue with it. I can't get my laptop to sleep, neither automatically nor ...
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Windows 10: Only wake display with keyboard after PC power button press

I recently got a set of new monitors for my PC and it's a bit awkward to turn them off when I'm done with my PC for the day, and my screensaver/auto sleep doesn't always come on, due to background ...
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(Windows 11) NodeJS, set computer to sleep, but it hibernates?

Trying to run a command in NodeJS that simply puts my computer to sleep, but the command ended up hibernating it? exec("rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState Sleep"); By sleep I mean, ...
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Black screen after Sleep mode or screen off in Windows10

I have a N552vw ASUS Windows 10 Home. After some year of use, I get this problem. Sometimes, as the PC is commanded to go to sleep or hibernate mode (by user command or by power option timer), or as ...
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Laptop not going to Sleep with press of Power Button

The power button of my laptop won't go into sleep-mode anymore after a single press of the power button. The button physically works for all other cases, like booting, waking up from sleep, shutdown ...
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Windows 10 on a laptop: putting just the LCD to sleep without affecting other operating system tasks

I have a laptop (Dell Latitude E6430) that I am using to record video files 24/7 at a remote site. I would like for the laptop LCD screen to turn off after a few minutes of keyboard/touchpad disuse to ...
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Disable mouse movment wakeup but there is no power management tab in device manager for the HID compliant mouse

I am able to wakeup my sleeping computer by moving the mouse. How do I disable that? (I am not going to turn the mouse off manually every time I sleep the computer or disconnect it or try to have it ...
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Delaying Sleep Mode When Closing Lid on Windows 10 on ThinkPad T460

I am running Windows 10 (build 19045) on a ThinkPad T460 and I am looking for a way to delay sleep when the lid is closed. I want to be able to set a 15 to 60 second delay after I close the lid of the ...
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Windows 11 Laptop is woken up by USB wired mouse despite mouse's ability to wake being disabled and wake_armed showing "NONE". How to fix?

We have a custom Windows 11 laptop that has an external Microsoft USB wired mouse attached to it with the full Microsoft drivers for it installed. In Device Manager, the mouse's ability to wake up the ...
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Windows 10 Desktop PC will not go to sleep automatically based on set idle timer no matter what I try. What else can I try?

I have a Windows 10 Desktop PC I built recently with all new parts, Windows is fully updated, as are all drivers, BIOS, etc. I had a problem with my PC waking up from sleep randomly at night, and then ...
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Sometimes, sleep mode asks for a PIN. Other times, it doesn't. Why?

After I got a new Windows 11 laptop, I noticed that when I close the lid, the computer can still charge USB devices and do other things. It's nice, as I don't think my old, pre-Windows 11 laptop could ...
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Intel Wireless card wakes up laptop every 15-45 minutes during sleep, logs telemetry, and goes back to sleep DESPITE being expressly told NOT to do so

I have a Razer Blade 15 (2019), with Intel i7-9750H and NVIDIA 2060. The wireless adapter is an Intel Wireless-AC 9560 at 160MHz. The laptop also has a Realtek PCE GbE Ethernet controller Throughout ...
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Windows: Lid close action set to do nothing, still sleeps after a time with lid closed while in use

On my Asus ZenBook UM425I (AKA UX425IA) with Windows 10 Build 19043, everything is working very nicely except as follows. My lid close action is set to always "do nothing" per screenshot ...

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