My PC doesn't stay in Sleep Mode

[esha]

Under XP I enjoyed using the sleep mode. I'm not sure if that's the correct translation, in my German windows it's called "Ruhezustand".
The PC was off (more or less) and didn't consume much energy, and I could easily wake it up and had all the software and all the files open, just as I had left it.

It seems that Win 7 has a similar function but it doesn't work. When I click it, the PC shuts down, stays off for about 2 seconds, and then it restarts by itself, without me touching anything.

Somebody told me it could be the network adapter, so I disabled the option that it could wake up the PC, but that didn't help either.

Any suggestions please?

 

[OEM]

There can be many things that can cause a PC to resume from sleep/standby. Take a look at your event viewer to see if it provides any help. Go to start Orb, type event, the event viewer should be the first choice already highlighted so hit enter to open. Once opened, expand on "Windows Logs" and check under "Application" and "System". Keep notice of the time your PC is put to sleep and when it wakes and check those times against whats listed in the two locations.

Hope that helps, let us know.
-OEM

 

[A Guy]

To find out what woke up your Windows from sleep:

Start> Type CMD in search box> Click on CMD.exe in results above> Type in:

powercfg –lastwake

Enter




To get the more detailed info on the device that wakes your Windows up during the sleep, and the most likely suspect, type:

powercfg –devicequery wake_armed

Enter



If the PC was last awoken by itself, this will be you culprit

A Guy

 

[OEM]

To find out what woke up your Windows from sleep:

Start> Type CMD in search box> Click on CMD.exe in results above> Type in:

powercfg –lastwake

Enter

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To get the more detailed info on the device that wakes your Windows up during the sleep, and the most likely suspect, type:

powercfg –devicequery wake_armed

Enter

View attachment 83863

If the PC was last awoken by itself, this will be you culprit

A Guy

Nice, Thnx for the post, I will certainly remember this and save your post. Hope it helps the OP as it sounds like just thing to at least find the app/program/service doing the resuming, then its just solving out why. But for sure a truly helpful post.

 

[A Guy]

Thanks OEM, it's a start

A Guy

 

[esha]

Thanks for this trick
It seems it's my mouse and/or the keyboard. But I didn't touch either of them... ???

 

[bludgard69]

Heloo,esha.

I had the same problems.It seems that mice and keyboards tend to "twitch" once in a while-causing a wake up.

It was very frustrating to me as well.A simple unticking onder the mouse Power Management fixed this for me and now that I solved this issue,I don't even use sleep mode anymore.HA!

 

[bludgard69]

Sleepy-Time

Thanks for this trick
It seems it's my mouse and/or the keyboard. But I didn't touch either of them... ???

Did you get it fixed?:huh:

 

[esha]

A simple unticking onder the mouse Power Management fixed this for me

For me too
Thank you very much! Much more comfortable now than shutting down

 

[OEM]

Very glad to hear you have solved the resume issue, I do believe some rep (Rep A Guy) is in order to our fellow member A guy, wouldn't you agree? Please do remember to rep those who help you anytime you see a helpful post, even if you have no posts in the thread, its allowed and encouraged. Seems only fair that the people here who tirelessly work to help out all they can deserve our appreciation.

_Have a great day, and again glad to hear that two members gained from "A guy" knowledge.

 

[A Guy]

Very glad to hear you have solved the resume issue, I do believe some rep (Rep A Guy) is in order to our fellow member A guy, wouldn't you agree? Please do remember to rep those who help you anytime you see a helpful post, even if you have no posts in the thread, its allowed and encouraged. Seems only fair that the people here who tirelessly work to help out all they can deserve our appreciation.

_Have a great day, and again glad to hear that two members gained from "A guy" knowledge.

Not required OEM, but thanks. esha is new, I didn't know what rep was much less how to do it when I started As long as esha got his problem fixed. Good answer bludgard69 (+ Rep, lol). A Guy

 

[bludgard69]

WOW!

I finally was able to give some help in return....

Now I wont feel so bad about garnering all you guy's knowledge!HA

esha,I'm glad you are able to rest now along with your computer.

 

[esha]

Thanks for the hint, I hadn't realized there was a rep system here.

My thanks (and rep points) also go to bludgard69, for showing me a way to solve the problem

 

[bludgard69]

Thanks for the hint, I hadn't realized there was a rep system here.

My thanks (and rep points) also go to bludgard69, for showing me a way to solve the problem

Thank you esha.

You are too kind.