PC automatically turrning on/waking up from sleep


  1. zzxna
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    Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
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    PC automatically turrning on/waking up from sleep


    I have two PCs connected to the same router and also in the same Windows Home Group.

    PC1 uses Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium

    PC2 uses Windows 8.1 64 bit

    Whenever I turn on or use PC2, it seems to trigger PC1 into waking up (if it was in sleep mode) or turning on (if it was turned off).

    On a related note, PC2 seems to be incapable of sleeping - after I make it sleep, it just comes back on in 30 seconds.

    Any advice on how to solve this is appreciated!
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  3. Mellon Head
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    Check to see if you have the network adapter set to wake the computer. Go into device manager --> properties --> Power Management and check that this setting is unchecked:

    PC automatically turrning on/waking up from sleep-network.png

    If it is unchecked you have another problem which we can deal with later. In the meantime see if that setting is unchecked.
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  4. AddRAM
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Also disable wake timers in the power options, also check your bios for anything letting it wake up.
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  6. zzxna
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    Mellon Head said:
    Check to see if you have the network adapter set to wake the computer. Go into device manager --> properties --> Power Management and check that this setting is unchecked:

    PC automatically turrning on/waking up from sleep-network.png

    If it is unchecked you have another problem which we can deal with later. In the meantime see if that setting is unchecked.
    Seems to have solved it. Thanks!
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