Windows 10 wont stay in sleep mode

[Mussels]

I've done all the usual in device manager with unticking all devices that can wake the system, and used the powercfg commands in the CMD prompt.

lastwake shows nothing as if it hadnt woken, device-query shows no devices are allowed to wake the system.
system maintenance is disabled and sleep timers are not allowed to wake the PC in the power management settings.

And yet, the damn PC randomly wakes up a few minutes after its slept - and sometimes goes back to sleep before repeating the process. any ideas?

 

[zsolt_93]

Windows update? Disk defrag? Had this happen to me on win 8 with the defrag scheduler, waking up in the middle of the night with the pc started. Maybe Win 10 introduced a lot more scheduled things.

 

[Caring1]

Have a look in the BIOS for Intel Smart Connect, and disable it.

 

[Jetster]

Put it in sleep then quickly unplug all USB plugs. See what happens including mouse and keyboard

 

[AsRock]

I had this as i was just trying it but i was in the bios for changing the USB legacy for USB2\3 and noticed it don't do it any more.

I normally have USB Legacy turned off but i turned it on due to my Sensei Wireless because how is it supposed to recharge when not in use and just tried sleep mode to see if any thing messes up and noticed it all worked perfectly fine.

EDIT: ooh you all so have ASRock mobo so check if the dehumidifier is turn on\off, as that will turn on\off the system.

 

[Mussels]

I have noticed that if my USB 3.0 hubs are connected to the onboard USB 3.0 ports, the system will wake instantly from sleep without anything showing in the lastwake command. I'll look into BIOS options there... but its happening with nothing plugged into them, and the system just stayed in sleep mode the 5 hours i was at work, despite waking up half a dozen times before i left for work :/

I had this as i was just trying it but i was in the bios for changing the USB legacy for USB2\3 and noticed it don't do it any more.
EDIT: ooh you all so have ASRock mobo so check if the dehumidifier is turn on\off, as that will turn on\off the system.

doesnt have the dehumidify option.

 

[AsRock]

I have noticed that if my USB 3.0 hubs are connected to the onboard USB 3.0 ports, the system will wake instantly from sleep without anything showing in the lastwake command. I'll look into BIOS options there... but its happening with nothing plugged into them, and the system just stayed in sleep mode the 5 hours i was at work, despite waking up half a dozen times before i left for work :/



doesnt have the dehumidify option.

@Mussels
So your not on about the ASRock board then ?.

 

[Mussels]

@Mussels
So your not on about the ASRock board then ?.

Yes, asrock board. It just doesn't have that feature enabled.
specs say it does support it, but i think you need an app or program installed for it because i dont see it in the BIOS.

 

[AsRock]

Yes, asrock board. It just doesn't have that feature.

That's odd mine does.

 

[Mussels]

That's odd mine does.

i edited the post, worded it badly.

system just woke up now while i'm using my laptop, its been idle the whole time i was at work so i dont get the random wake up times.

 

[jboydgolfer]

i had this EXACT issue yesterday, and seeing as we have such similar builds, maybe my fix will help.

First run elevated CMD promt. and run command . Powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
to see what CAN wake your PC. ( i saw you used device manager, try this too)

to disable a specific device enter .. Powercfg -devicedisablewake with name of device in quotes.

I disabled ALL but Keyboard, and still NO luck, and i finally realized it WAS my keyboard, so i disabled ALL devices, and now use PWR button to wake from sleep.

Hope it helps.

 

[Mussels]

i had this EXACT issue yesterday, and seeing as we have such similar builds, maybe my fix will help.

First run elevated CMD promt. and run command . Powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
to see what CAN wake your PC. ( i saw you used device manager, try this too)

to disable a specific device enter .. Powercfg -devicedisablewake with name of device in quotes.

I disabled ALL but Keyboard, and still NO luck, and i finally realized it WAS my keyboard, so i disabled ALL devices, and now use PWR button to wake from sleep.

Hope it helps.

no devices show up, they're all disabled. my cordless mouse is switched off and the keyboard hasnt been touched.

 

[Mussels]

and now it just turned itself off... what the balls.


If that de humidify feature turned itself on somehow, i'm going to feel silly.

 

[jboydgolfer]

is it possible to reset bios to default? or run through Advanced power otpions to look for anything you may have missed? however im feeling like anything i might suggest is nothing that you wouldnt have thought of yourself.

 

[Mussels]

is it possible to reset bios to default? or run through Advanced power otpions to look for anything you mau have missed?

just did all that. dehumidifier is off in the BIOS, as is everything hardware related.


at this stage i'm starting to think something in windows is causing it to wake up, sync something and power down - and if it gets interrupted (mouse/keyboard/etc) while doing this, it doesnt go back to sleep.

 

[jboydgolfer]

if it JUSTstarted, maybe reset windows to a known working restore point?? worth a shot , its gotta be software related.

 

[Mussels]

if it JUSTstarted, maybe reset windows to a known working restore point?? worth a shot , its gotta be software related.

system restore is disabled, i dont trust it.

 

[jboydgolfer]

system restore is disabled, i dont trust it.

Lol...i dont blame you. it was a shot in the dark. i use seagate wizz

 

[Mussels]

1:04am - woke up
1:06am - sleepy time

basically an hour after it went to sleep and woke up last time? not a coinky-dink methinks.


deleted a few tasks from task scheduler that mentioned try again after an hour... see how that goes. at least i've narrowed it down to annoying software at this stage.

 

[Caring1]

and now it just turned itself off... what the balls.


If that de humidify feature turned itself on somehow, i'm going to feel silly.

Did you try my suggestion above?

 

[Mussels]

Did you try my suggestion above?

yes, it was already off.

its waking up one hour after it sleeps for about 2 minutes, then sleeping again. How the eff can i track what it does in that time if nothing shows in powerCFG or the event log?

 

[jboydgolfer]

I dont suppose that homegroup sharing is enabled by chance is it? Im sure its not something you would miss, but i figured worth a shot to mention.

 

[Mussels]

I dont suppose that homegroup sharing is enabled by chance is it? Im sure its not something you would miss, but i figured worth a shot to mention.

i dont use home group at all, but i'll look into it.

 

[GLD]

I may not be a bit of help, but I would clear the cmos jumper and go item by item and set the bios to your specs. This is Windows 10, it is like a peeping tom when it comes to privacy. If the bios is reset to your liking and it's still waking, it sounds like some Win 10 app phoning home. Turn everything off in the privacy settings.

 

[Caring1]

It definitely sounds like it is reporting back to the mothership.
I wonder if pulling the ethernet will stop it.