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Sleep mode results in hang
Hello Sevenforums,
I recently have been experiencing issues with my computer entering into sleep mode. Either I will hit the sleep button on my keyboard or pull it up from the shutdown menu, but either way it will not go to sleep after the monitor turns off - it will just hang in a state of limbo, for hours on end if I so let it. This usually never happens because my machine has bright green LEDs which only turn off when the machine is either off, in sleep mode, or I forcibly shut down my hanging system which was supposed to go to sleep.
Here's the zinger: after I restart the machine, I don't get the usual start-up screen; I get the one that says "Restoring Windows..." After this disappears, it takes an inordinate amount of time to return to the password screen, which gives the appearance that I previously locked the machine. System performance remains sluggish until I reset the uptime counter with a restart.
Unsurprisingly, these symptoms began to emerge after I installed this doohicky, an automated timer which lets me put the machine in any state of "shut down". At first I surmised the problems occurred simply when it was running, so I removed it from my startup folder. But the problems continued to occur, and so I am considering uninstalling the program to see if it resolves anything.
Your assistance in this matter is highly valued.
Thank you