My PC randomly wakes up Every Single Time I put it to sleep

Hello,

We would like to know more information on why your computer wakes up even in sleep mode so that we isolate the issue. Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?

Since you already tried unchecking the said option. Let us try to check what is triggering the computer to wake up and disable it. Just follow these steps:

1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type CMD in the Start Search box, right-click CMD, and click Run as administrator.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type in the following command: Powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
3. To disable a specific device from waking the computer, run the following command: Powercfg -devicedisablewake "devicename"

Note: Make sure to replace the devicename placeholder with the name of the device that you want to disable. You can refer to the screenshot below for reference:

If the issue still occurs after you disable one device, disable the devices in the list one by one until you determine which device is causing the issue. If you want to re-enable a device to wake the computer, run the following command: Powercfg -deviceenablewake "devicename"

Let us know how it goes after performing the troubleshooting steps.

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@Jay Jap I already tried this and it did not help! (Did you not read that I DID prevent them from waking up my PC?)

@ElderN I went through ALL the tasks and not a single one had "Wake up computer to run this task" checked. Also Powercfg -lastwake did NOT show me any times computer has woke up!

@ViggoB I disabled wake-up timers and it did not help!! So what will be my very next solution?

Hi,

This might be caused by corrupted power plan settings. If the above steps did not work, let's try a different workaround. Try restoring the power plan to default settings and see if it helps. Follow the steps below:

1. Click Start.
2. In the Search programs and files box, type cmd.
3. Right-click CMD, and then click Run as administrator.
4. At the command prompt, type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes, and then press ENTER.
5. At the command prompt, type exit to exit the Command Prompt window.
6. Restart the computer.

Once done, check if the same issue will still occur.

Should you need further assistance, feel free to post your query anytime.

I have had the same problem with my PC after having installed a SSD drive. Things are described in Danish on my PC, so i can have problems in explain how i managed this problem.

You go to control panel - System settings - Power controls - change settings - advanced power controls

Here is a control called" slumre" i Danish - it might be hypernate. In this you have to deactivate wake-up timers.

This should solve problem.

You can use the 'powercfg' command from a command prompt window and the Event Viewer System log to get clues about why the system last woke up from sleep.

If it is a Scheduled Task the powercfg command and the Event Viewer System log will tell you what task woke the computer.

Here are some examples:

Open a Command Prompt windows as Administrator like this:

Then type this command followed by the Enter key:

powercfg   -lastwake

I created a Scheduled Task called 'Command Prompt' and it woke my system from Sleep so the powercfg command reveals:

Then you can look in the Event Viewer System log for an Event from source Power-Troubleshooter and where the Event ID is 1:

If the system woke from a keyboard stroke the information will read like this:

Wake History Count - 1

Wake History [0]

  Wake Source Count - 1

  Wake Source [0]

    Type: Device

    Instance Path: ACPI\PNP0C0C\aa

    Friendly Name:

    Description: ACPI Power Button

    Manufacturer: (Standard system devices)

System Event ID 1 from Source Power-Troubleshooter says:

The system has resumed from sleep.

Sleep Time: ?2017?-?09?-?27T07:50:51.457200000Z

Wake Time: ?2017?-?09?-?27T07:50:58.732400000Z

Wake Source: Device -ACPI Power Button

If the system woke from a mouse click the information will read like this:

Wake History Count - 1

Wake History [0]

  Wake Source Count - 1

  Wake Source [0]

    Type: Device

    Instance Path: HID\VID_046D&PID_C077\6&28d66f47&0&0000

    Friendly Name:

    Description: HID-compliant mouse

    Manufacturer: Microsoft

And the Event Viewer log will show:

The system has resumed from sleep.

Sleep Time: ‎2017‎-‎09‎-‎27T08:56:52.249400000Z

Wake Time: ‎2017‎-‎09‎-‎27T08:56:57.780200000Z

Wake Source: Device -HID-compliant mouse

So when you find your system running from Sleep you need to use the powercfg command and/or Event Viewer System log to tell you what woke it.