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Automatic computer startup

Anonymous
2015-02-12T20:24:59+00:00

I have a user whom is reporting that their computer starts up every afternoon. 

Wake On Lan..............................Disabled

Wake on magic packet...........Disabled

Power Options:

Hybrid Sleep...............................Never

Sleep..............................................Never

Hibernate.....................................Never

Allow Wake Timers..................Disabled

No scheduled tasks to wake a computer.

Powercfg /lastwake

Wake History Count - 0

powercfg /waketimers 

There are no active wake timers in the system.

powercfg /query 

Power Scheme GUID: 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e  (Balanced)

  Subgroup GUID: fea3413e-7e05-4911-9a71-700331f1c294  (Settings belonging to no subgroup)

    Power Setting GUID: 0e796bdb-100d-47d6-a2d5-f7d2daa51f51  (Require a password on wakeup)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: No

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Yes

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

  Subgroup GUID: 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442  (Hard disk)

    Power Setting GUID: 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e  (Turn off hard disk after)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0xffffffff

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: Seconds

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x000004b0

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000258

  Subgroup GUID: 0d7dbae2-4294-402a-ba8e-26777e8488cd  (Desktop background settings)

    Power Setting GUID: 309dce9b-bef4-4119-9921-a851fb12f0f4  (Slide show)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Available

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Paused

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

  Subgroup GUID: 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1  (Wireless Adapter Settings)

    Power Setting GUID: 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a  (Power Saving Mode)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Maximum Performance

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Low Power Saving

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Medium Power Saving

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Maximum Power Saving

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000002

  Subgroup GUID: 238c9fa8-0aad-41ed-83f4-97be242c8f20  (Sleep)

    Power Setting GUID: 29f6c1db-86da-48c5-9fdb-f2b67b1f44da  (Sleep after)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0xffffffff

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: Seconds

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: 94ac6d29-73ce-41a6-809f-6363ba21b47e  (Allow hybrid sleep)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Off

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: On

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: 9d7815a6-7ee4-497e-8888-515a05f02364  (Hibernate after)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0xffffffff

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: Seconds

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: bd3b718a-0680-4d9d-8ab2-e1d2b4ac806d  (Allow wake timers)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Disable

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Enable

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

  Subgroup GUID: 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3  (USB settings)

    Power Setting GUID: 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226  (USB selective suspend setting)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Disabled

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Enabled

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

  Subgroup GUID: 44f3beca-a7c0-460e-9df2-bb8b99e0cba6  (Intel(R) Graphics Settings)

    Power Setting GUID: 3619c3f2-afb2-4afc-b0e9-e7fef372de36  (Intel(R) Graphics Power Plan)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Maximum Battery Life

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Balanced

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Maximum Performance

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

  Subgroup GUID: 4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347  (Power buttons and lid)

    Power Setting GUID: 5ca83367-6e45-459f-a27b-476b1d01c936  (Lid close action)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Do nothing

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: 7648efa3-dd9c-4e3e-b566-50f929386280  (Power button action)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Do nothing

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: 96996bc0-ad50-47ec-923b-6f41874dd9eb  (Sleep button action)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Do nothing

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: a7066653-8d6c-40a8-910e-a1f54b84c7e5  (Start menu power button)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

  Subgroup GUID: 501a4d13-42af-4429-9fd1-a8218c268e20  (PCI Express)

    Power Setting GUID: ee12f906-d277-404b-b6da-e5fa1a576df5  (Link State Power Management)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Off

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Moderate power savings

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Maximum power savings

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000002

  Subgroup GUID: 54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00  (Processor power management)

    Power Setting GUID: 893dee8e-2bef-41e0-89c6-b55d0929964c  (Minimum processor state)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005

    Power Setting GUID: 94d3a615-a899-4ac5-ae2b-e4d8f634367f  (System cooling policy)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Passive

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Active

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: bc5038f7-23e0-4960-96da-33abaf5935ec  (Maximum processor state)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064

  Subgroup GUID: 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99  (Display)

    Power Setting GUID: 17aaa29b-8b43-4b94-aafe-35f64daaf1ee  (Dim display after)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0xffffffff

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: Seconds

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000384

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000078

    Power Setting GUID: 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e  (Turn off display after)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0xffffffff

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: Seconds

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000708

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x0000012c

    Power Setting GUID: aded5e82-b909-4619-9949-f5d71dac0bcb  (Display brightness)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064

    Power Setting GUID: f1fbfde2-a960-4165-9f88-50667911ce96  (Dimmed display brightness)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x0000001e

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x0000001e

  Subgroup GUID: 9596fb26-9850-41fd-ac3e-f7c3c00afd4b  (Multimedia settings)

    Power Setting GUID: 03680956-93bc-4294-bba6-4e0f09bb717f  (When sharing media)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Allow the computer to sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Prevent idling to sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Allow the computer to enter Away Mode

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: 34c7b99f-9a6d-4b3c-8dc7-b6693b78cef4  (When playing video)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Optimize video quality

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Balanced

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Optimize power savings

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

  Subgroup GUID: e73a048d-bf27-4f12-9731-8b2076e8891f  (Battery)

    Power Setting GUID: 637ea02f-bbcb-4015-8e2c-a1c7b9c0b546  (Critical battery action)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Do nothing

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000002

    Power Setting GUID: 8183ba9a-e910-48da-8769-14ae6dc1170a  (Low battery level)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x0000000a

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x0000000b

    Power Setting GUID: 9a66d8d7-4ff7-4ef9-b5a2-5a326ca2a469  (Critical battery level)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005

    Power Setting GUID: bcded951-187b-4d05-bccc-f7e51960c258  (Low battery notification)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Off

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: On

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000001

    Power Setting GUID: d8742dcb-3e6a-4b3c-b3fe-374623cdcf06  (Low battery action)

      Possible Setting Index: 000

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Do nothing

      Possible Setting Index: 001

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Sleep

      Possible Setting Index: 002

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Hibernate

      Possible Setting Index: 003

      Possible Setting Friendly Name: Shut down

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

    Power Setting GUID: f3c5027d-cd16-4930-aa6b-90db844a8f00  (Reserve battery level)

      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000

      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064

      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001

      Possible Settings units: %

    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000007

    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000007

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-12T20:57:12+00:00

    Does it do this only when it's in sleep mode, or does it also happen if it's completely shut down?

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