PC wakes up about after a couple minutes of sleep

[EricLane]

My pc goes to standby and within a couple of minutes it wakes.

I did powercfg -lastwake and got: \device\harddiskvolume3\windows\system32\svchost.exe (wuauserv)

When I look at the monitor after it wakes, there are no pop-ups.

If I am sitting on the couch reading a book, it happens like a dozen times and gets annoying. Any help would be great. I refuse to update to Windows 10, is it possible that Windows 10 updater is trying to intimidate me like a mafioso thug?

 

[beegmouse]

Is it plugged in a TV?

 

[EricLane]

Is it plugged in a TV?

Yes, I use extended display so I can turn on a movie on the TV while using the PC. It has been setup that way for two years but this problem has been ocurring for... Maybe 3-4 months? I didn't really keep track when it started.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Go to BIOS and disable all wake triggers.
Then go to Device manager and check properties of all your USB devices, network adapters and mouse
and make sure that under Power Management tab none of them are allowed to wake the computer.

 

[theunliked]

I got this ever since I upgraded to windows 10. Yours may be a different issue, since you're on windows 7, however this might help you:

Open event viewer and go to windows logs > System. Scroll down to the approximate time your pc woke up and look for a power-troubleshooter entry under the source column. It should say something like this:

The system has returned from a low power state.

Sleep Time: ‎2016‎-‎04‎-‎19T01:17:20.104067200Z
Wake Time: ‎2016‎-‎04‎-‎19T04:44:31.972481500Z

Below these few lines it will tell you the wake source.

 

[EricLane]

I got this ever since I upgraded to windows 10. Yours may be a different issue, since you're on windows 7, however this might help you:

Open event viewer and go to windows logs > System. Scroll down to the approximate time your pc woke up and look for a power-troubleshooter entry under the source column. It should say something like this:

The system has returned from a low power state.

Sleep Time: ‎2016‎-‎04‎-‎19T01:17:20.104067200Z
Wake Time: ‎2016‎-‎04‎-‎19T04:44:31.972481500Z

Below these few lines it will tell you the wake source.

Okay, I have verified that the windows 10 updater is the cause of the problem. Any idea how to disable it? (Without installing Windows 10?)

 

[theunliked]

What does it say in the wake source? Most likely its a scheduled task. You should be able to disable it in task scheduler.

 

[EricLane]

What does it say in the wake source? Most likely its a scheduled task. You should be able to disable it in task scheduler.

Windows update client. I am not sure how to deactivate. It is listed as automatic update.

 

[theunliked]

-Start menu -Control panel -Hardware and Sound -Power options -Change plan settings -Change advanced power settings -Sleep -Allow wake timers -Disable -Apply

AND

Go to Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update. Double-click Turn off the upgrade to the latest version of Windows through Windows Update, and then click Enabled.

AND

Go to regedit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

Change DisableOSUpgrade value to 1.

Reboot.