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  1. T

    Question Windows 11 restarts when I'm away from my computer ?

    I'll be doing some work and maybe have browser open , email, etc. Then I leave my computer on for a few hours. I don't lock it or put it to sleep. And no apps are running. Only the screen is set to shut off after 5 minutes. Upon my return, the computer is at the login screen as if I rebooted...
  2. L

    [SOLVED] Computer going to sleep

    Hello, I have the following workstation: Processor: AMD Ryzen threadripper 2950X GPUs_ Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (*2) GTX 1070 (*2) I manly use it for 3d modeling and rendering. Lately when I am modeling or rendering in Houdini 2 things happen: 1) The fans start spinning super fast for few...
  3. jibodig

    [SOLVED] computer lights and fan stay on when i put the computer to sleep

    I recently got a new cpu and installed some new drivers. since then I have had issued I never faced previously. Usually when i put the computer on sleep mode the computer completely shuts down including the monitor and all of the lights however recently an issue has started where even when i put...
  4. Brovinh

    [SOLVED] Computer is booting into American Megathreads after sleep

    So when I go to turn off my computer for the night, I put it to sleep so that the usb charging still works because I charge my phone at night. I have a ASUS ROG G20AJ with specs here: GTX 1080 16 GB RAM 1TB HDD 500GB SSD i5-4460 180+230W Power Supplies The problem is sometimes at random, I do...
  5. K

    Question System turns off after awhile when put in sleep mode

    Everytime I put my pc to sleep it after a little while it just powers off. Ive tried several thing that I have found on the internet and none of them have helped. Ive tried messing with the sleep setting under power management. I have hibernate "Never", Allow hybrid sleep "off", and allow wake...
  6. TripleYoThreat

    [SOLVED] When waking from sleep, the first key command is transmitted to the OS, any way to do the opposite like in macOS ?

    Always come back and hit space and pause my Spotify. I know from the start that Windows has been like this, but I like macOS's style better on this.
  7. O

    [SOLVED] Pc won't wake up from long sleep.

    Hello guys, It's been almost a month that I started to have a strange problem where my pc won't turn on again after being in sleep mode for a long period. If I manually test the sleep mode it has no problem posting and booting back to the os but when I leave my pc on for a while, 4/5 of the...
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    Question Almost borked my system with "Deep S5 Power Policy." What is it?

    So I just almost borked my system, and I'm not sure why. Long story short: enabling "Deep S5 Power Policy" in my BIOS rendered my system unbootable and then caused a cascade of other problems. But I can't find anything online about "Deep S5 Sleep," so I'm not sure why I got these problem...
  9. S

    [SOLVED] Laptop HDD - Putting system to sleep puts wear/stress on HDD?

    Hi all, I put my laptop on sleep often when I am not using it so save power and I have an HDD. Right now I am having concerns with it possibly failing and would like to use it for as long as possible before getting a new one. Does anyone know if using the sleep mode as in "windows stays on but...
  10. Doodlemachine

    [SOLVED] Can't shutdown or sleep with Nvidia GPU installed (works with AMD)

    I have a very weird issue that I've never encountered. Long story short - Got a shiny new graphics card (Nvidia RTX 3070), computer won't shut down, restart, or sleep. It hangs at 'shutting down' and 'restarting' screens, and won't wake from a black screen while sleeping (the computer never...
  11. Nuke7777

    [SOLVED] Download in sleep mode?

    Is it possible to download in sleep mode? Few months ago I gone through my new MSI B450 max BIOS setting when I built my first rig. And Now I remembered googling some setting that I didn't know and getting this result "Task while sleeping such as downloading" somewhere. Back then I did not...
  12. D

    [SOLVED] Computer not waking/no signal after wake

    Hello, Out of the blue my PC does not wake or does not show input. For Months I have been using the power button to simply sleep and wake PC but all of a sudden it will put it to sleep but will not wake. When it is in sleep, I press the power button and the fans start and rgb of cooler turns...
  13. J

    Question PC Doesn't Restart or shutdown via Windows Power options ?

    I recently assembled a PC with the help of a friend. And I cannot get it to Shut down or Restart via the windows power options. Also can not get it out of sleep mode. Here are the specs: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1200 Motherboard Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Kingston...
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    Question Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse not waking up when resuming from sleep

    I've been facing this issue for a while now regarding sleep mode. The PC enters sleep mode normally, but when I click the power button again to wake up the system, the keyboard and mouse stays off, and the monitor doesn't turn on. Everything inside the case turns on (fans, RGB), and if I power...
  15. carocuore

    [SOLVED] Waking up by itself and noise coming from speakers

    Heyo I'm facing two issues with no apparent solution, first my computer randomly wakes up from sleep mode even though I'm not using it, I've always wondered if the cat was the culprit (by pressing keys or whatevs) but I made sure he couldn't enter my room -where my computer is- for one night...
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    Question Wake from Sleep with USB mouse (both wired and wireless) only works when laptop is plugged in ?

    Hello, I have a wireless mouse that connects to my Asus UX303LA laptop (on Windows 10) via its USB dongle. When the laptop is plugged in, I can wake it from sleep by clicking the mouse, but this doesn't work when the laptop is running off battery. I tried waking it with a wired USB mouse and the...
  17. H

    [SOLVED] System Power LED Blinks after shutdown, both online suggestions seem to be incorrect.

    Last night my case's power LED started Blinking after shutdown. The internet suggests that this can often indicate a power supply issue, while my motherboard manufacture handbook says that the only case for the power LED blinking is s3 sleep state. I'll address each of these why I feel it can't...
  18. wkwallst

    Question Win10 Sleep/Start Screen

    I know this maybe a silly question, but it bug me. When I logon from sleep mode I get a travel post card image/picture. I then have to click this to go to log in screen. Is there a way to by pass this and go direct to log in?
  19. K

    [SOLVED] My PC goes randomly into sleep mode

    Specs (5 year old system): i7 4790(nonk) 16gb ddr3 1866mhz Zotac Gtx 970 Asus z97a mobo Cooler Master hyper 212x cpu cooler Corsair CX600M PSU So since a week or so, my PC has been randomly slipping into sleep mode, its happening frequently now. It just goes into sleep mode and as soon as I...
  20. R

    [SOLVED] How can I modify the “schedule scan” to be disabled? (don't have permission to disable)

    After running powercfg /requests, it seems that \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\System32\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe is responsible for my computer not being able to sleep/stay asleep. I've located the process to "schedule scan" within the task scheduler, but am unable to disable it as I get an error...
  21. D

    Question Sleep sometimes doesn't work and occasional crashes

    Build a PC in 2015. Win10 Pro Asus z93 Intel 4790k NVIDIA GTX 970 16g RAM Corsair AX 860 All has been really stable until recently. Windows update in march made my machine go batty, wouldn't boot (couldn't get to windows login. I resolved this (alot of troubleshooting) eventually. Said bad...
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    Question PC not waking up from sleep mode

    Hi all, I am new to the forum and am quite desperate for a solution. I looked at several threads before posting and tried a few things already, but nothing seems to work. The issue is that my new build PC is not waking from sleep mode - both, when put to sleep manually or when it goes to sleep...
  23. W

    [SOLVED] Can't stop keyboard from waking up computer from sleep mode

    Hi guys. I recently bought a new keyboard. so I usually turn off my PC on Sleep Mode. But something wakes it up after some minutes. After researching a bit, I found out its the keyboard. WHAT I'VE TRIED: Uninstall Keyboard Driver, Reinstall it again. Changing Keyboards. Setting "Allow this...
  24. O

    [SOLVED] Offline Hard Drive keeps waking up constantly by itself ?

    Hello, I'm having an issue with one of my hard drives. It is a seagate 3TB HDD, used for storage for data not used frequently (I access it about 1h per day maximum) so I don't need it to spin constantly. First, I tried to put 3 min delay for the HDD to be put to sleep in windows 10 power...
  25. Z

    Question No sleep mode option on power button menu nor in power options' shutdown settings

    I noticed this problem just a couple of days ago and i really don't understand what's happening. For some reason, i don't have the sleep option anymore. I actually tried activating the option in the power options menu, but it's also missing there. I already tried also restoring the system to a...
  26. Z

    Question Front Panel Power led keeps blinking after shutting down PC

    So yes. This is something that began to happen like a week ago and i don't know why. I tried reconnecting the front panel connections but still the same. It doesn't go to sleep mode or hibernation, typing and clicking do not boot up the pc. Also, at the same time, the sleep mode option...
  27. shmu26

    [SOLVED] BSOD after waking up from sleep

    Every time I shut the lid, I get a BSOD when waking up. "Critical process died". New ASUS laptop X509JB with Windows 10 1909 I ran and installed Windows updates I ran intel driver updater, and MYASUS tool for checking system and BSODs, and ndivia updater. I see nothing marked in drivers I...
  28. J

    [SOLVED] Laptop goes to sleep with every option

    Hello, I have the ASUS ZenBook UM433DA-R7BVXSB1 and everytime I try to shutdown or restart (even after disabling fast-start option) it goes to sleep. The power button has a LED that blinks sometimes in this sleeping state. Whenever I press a key it turns back on and sometimes just stays in a...
  29. I

    [SOLVED] Weird GPU display issues

    I have been having peculiar issues with getting no display from my GPU for just over a month now. I have tried the following with various results -Cleaning GPU (Worked a few times but hard to tell if it is just coincidental) -Reseat GPU (Worked a few times but again, could be coincidental)...
  30. quixoticduck

    [SOLVED] Computer is only kinda sleeping?

    Hi. My PC was working fine until recently when I had to update to Windows 10 (from W7). I'm fairly sure this is not a hardware issue because of this. Now, when tell it to go to sleep the fans sound the same as when it's on, and my keyboard stays lit up, but the monitor goes blank. It seems to...
  31. T

    Question a variety of (probably) related boot problems

    since i upgraded my computer with a new gpu, motherboard, cpu and ram i have had problems booting. it seem to be completely random what happens. some of these are: 1. computer takes 2 tries to boot when this happens i start it up, motherboard posts, i can enter the BIOS, but the windows 10 boot...
  32. T

    Question Windows 10 won't wake up from sleep - GPU or motherboard?

    Hello. I've seen dozens of similar problems on the web, but none of them gave any conclusion - so I'm taking my shot here. The problem is, Windows 10 refuses to wake up from sleep. It doesn't matter whether it's a fresh install (with only the GPU drivers installed), or with all my usual drivers...
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    Question Windows 10 / Asus Zenbook UX430UNR - laptop turns off / loses power when unattended, possibly during sleep mode

    Hi all - I am having an issue with my laptop turning off unexpectedly. Apologies for how vauge this description is, when I go to use the computer after being left unattended for a period of time, I expect to be waking it from sleep mode, but it won't turn on. In order for me to turn it on I need...
  34. H

    [SOLVED] How can I run a script (windows) BEFORE computer sleep?

    I have a program that runs 24/7 but interrupts sleep if I don't close it beforehand. It sets the windows sleep to Away mode so that it can remain running, but I don't want it to run throughout sleep. It's pretty easy to run the program at startup with Task Scheduler or by placing a shortcut in...
  35. J

    [SOLVED] Computer will not go into sleepmode or it will sleep but can't wake up properly

    So this just happened out of nowhere, I am a fan of putting my computer into sleepmode if I know I will get back to it within 30 min or so (otherwhise I shut it down). Situation 1: What happens when I click SLEEP or when it goes into sleep after 20 min is: Turns off monitor, keyboard, mouse...
  36. F

    [SOLVED] Why monitor goes to sleep during PC restart?

    Hi, I hope everyone is doing OK. I have a question about my monitor going to sleep during reboot, no POST screen is shown, monitor then displays logon screen when reboot finished. I have a brand new Phillips 27 inch 4KUHD, Model: 276E8V, monitor. I am running Win 10-64 Home on a MSI A88XM...
  37. Alijericho

    Question Keyboard not working after sleep

    My keyboard stops working after every SLEEP session. I have do unplug and re-plug it to make it work again. This cheap brand (Ucom) do not have any drivers unfortunately. My Secs:- Xeon 3450 GTX 1070 EVGA PSU Corsair TX750 128 GB SSD (boot) + 1TB HDD Windows 10
  38. T

    [SOLVED] Keyboard doesn't work for a few seconds after boot/wake from sleep

    I can't tell if this is a general windows 10 issue or something specific to my computer so I'm putting it here but let me know if I should move it. I got the Gigabyte Aero 15 Classic-SA-F74ADW recently and since I've had it I've noticed this issue. Immediately after booting it or waking it up...
  39. bogdan.isar1

    Question Monitor won't automatically turn on if set to 75hz

    Hello, My current setup includes a 29WK600 LG monitor and an Asus ROG G750JW laptop. The problem with this setup is that if the monitor is running at 75hz, it will not wake up from low power mode if I move my mouse or if my laptop is waking up from sleep/powering on. To fix this issue I have to...
  40. F

    Question IBM System x3200 M2 won't come out of sleep

    Hi, I've been using the server in the title as an everyday use PC. I installed Linux on it, and the power settings were that after 30 minutes, the machine would suspend. The problem is that now I can't seem to turn it on again. I've removed the BIOS battery, removed the jumper that's right...