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2,142 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off tags
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Black Screen
I updated my laptop from Windows 11 22H2 to Windows 11 25H2. The update installed successfully, and after the restart everything worked normally. However, when the laptop entered sleep mode, it would not wake up. Pressing the power button, moving the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-07-16T18:08:22.54+00:00
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Julian
0
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commented 2026-07-19T23:39:45+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte
42,640
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Windows 11 inconsistently boots to normal or a black screen
Often but not always, my laptop goes through a partial boot-up to a black screen. It shows the initial windows logo and the circling dots, it chimes the startup and then goes black with no activity. No response to any key press. I have to repeatedly…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-18T20:28:10.5933333+00:00
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Jon Larson
0
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commented 2026-07-19T23:37:37.1666667+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte
42,640
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PC Immedietly wakes from sleep
Whenever my PC goes to sleep it wakes instantly, therefore i have to shutdown at all times or it will keep going sleep/waking. Ive had this issue forever and have tried all the common solutions. Ive disabled all devices from waking. Wake on LAN is…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-16T09:37:17.5066667+00:00
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kyle Baker
0
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answered 2026-07-19T16:18:54.0933333+00:00
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Igor Leyko
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Computer turns off on it's own. Why?
When idle the computer will shut down on it's own. Then needs to be turned on to restart the computer. This started within the last two or three days. Did an update cause this to happen or something else? If either WHY?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-15T19:52:36.67+00:00
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Gary A Woodward
0
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commented 2026-07-19T06:32:27.4933333+00:00
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Hendrix-V
16,345
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Update KB5094126 breaks sleep mode
I just find this incredible the latest update once again breaks sleep mode. This has not been a good year for PV/QA at msft. In January an update did the same thing. I believe that was KB5074109. It was then fixed a month later. Then in March an…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-12T12:25:30.4466667+00:00
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Paul in PSL
10
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commented 2026-07-18T14:26:50.35+00:00
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rainstar
0
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Adding GIF/MP4 as boot screen
so im in a lenovo legion laptop, ive succeed changing the windows startup screen as custom using hackbgrt, but hackbgrt only supports bmp file, while i want a custom gif/mp4 for the startup screen, is there any way i can inject a gif/mp4 as the startup…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-16T11:49:02.45+00:00
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Chlorofoam
0
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answered 2026-07-16T12:25:10.5966667+00:00
DaveM121
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My windows 11 screen shut down for no reason
Hello my screen keeps shutting down for some reason
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-10T08:33:16.35+00:00
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Alan Donald
0
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commented 2026-07-15T23:40:43.8+00:00
Hendrix-V
16,345
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pc shut down not sure if accidental or error
hello my pc shut down suddenly I think it was probably accidental as it happened when i knocked my knee into the pc case about where the power button was but I had some problems with my pc suddenly restarting and entering bios about 7-8 months ago so…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-12T21:46:18.8866667+00:00
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Chris Johnson
0
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commented 2026-07-12T23:34:56.4733333+00:00
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Ivan B
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My Battery is stuck at 0%
When i connect my charger to my lenovo ideapad 3 i get a message saying plugged in The white light continously flickers and my battery is stuck at 0 If i remove the charger the laptop shuts down about 30s after This started suddenly today
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-12T16:25:16.4066667+00:00
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Yassien Badr
0
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answered 2026-07-12T17:00:10.76+00:00
DaveM121
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Power icon options shutdown, restart, sleep in windows 11 missing
Power options shutdown, restart, Sleep are missing for Windows 11.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-10T11:12:30.7+00:00
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David Tsujimura
0
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answered 2026-07-10T11:55:47.3+00:00
Gunasekar N
72,580
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Trackpad not working after sleeping laptop
Issue: Trackpad becomes completely unresponsive after the laptop resumes from sleep. The issue persists regardless of the Fn+F8 toggle state (enable/disable icon appears normal). A full system restart (2-3 times) is required to restore…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
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how to fix windows 11 laptop not shutting down properly
how to fix windows 11 laptop not shutting down properly
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-27T18:08:33.1933333+00:00
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Bryan Leather
0
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commented 2026-07-05T15:20:31.92+00:00
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Lucus-V
9,310
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The power options of shut down, and restart locked.
The 4 squares icon on my Lenovo PC will not allow me to use the power options of shutdown or restart and is showing a padlock symbol. The only way I can shutdown or start my PC is using the manual power button. How do I fix?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-05T12:07:42.9433333+00:00
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FRANK ARMENIO
20
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accepted 2026-07-05T13:10:28.06+00:00
FRANK ARMENIO
20
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Keyboard is incorrect after my laptop has been asleep so unable to get into laptop
I finally figured it out thanks to someone else who had the issue and took the time to post outside of this help area. It's frustrating that I pay the money for the system and then have to take the time to figure this out. Not good when it made me late…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-03T13:29:11.78+00:00
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AnonymousCO
0
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answered 2026-07-04T09:16:59.4433333+00:00
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Vikki-T
7,225
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1 answer
Display time
How do I adjust the display time to switch the display off after 30 minutes?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-07-03T21:22:25.1566667+00:00
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Rudolf Coetzee
0
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answered 2026-07-03T21:58:30.2066667+00:00
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John DeV
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Win 11 Desktop wakes up spontaneously after being put to sleep
This "problem" is happening more and more frequently - almost daily now. At the end of my day I use the MS Windows shut down option of "SLEEP" which does work immediately, however within about 5 minutes the PC starts up again. I found…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-29T17:24:53.93+00:00
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Garry Watson
61
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commented 2026-07-03T15:35:18.6466667+00:00
EmilyS726
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Surface Laptop Shutting Down After June 2026 Windows Update
My Surface laptop keeps on shutting down on its own whenever it's not plugged in and has been in Sleep mode for 2 hours. I noticed that this started occurring after the recent Windows Update. What can I do to fix this problem? It's very inconvenient and…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-29T17:27:42.4433333+00:00
Josh Monreal
170
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answered 2026-07-01T06:15:05.6766667+00:00
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Lester Bernard Reyes
83,310
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1 answer
for me no power options are showing
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-30T08:55:09.4866667+00:00
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kalikiri nageswar
0
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answered 2026-06-30T09:36:31.3233333+00:00
Ferdinand Nanalig
31,440
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3 answers
DELL XPS 15 9500 REFUSES TO BOOT
Hello, I have a dell xps 15 9500 that has been working well before. Recently, a weird issue developed and has insisted for a month. I use the laptop and turn it off properly, the next time I want to use it, when I turn it on, it goes on, goes to the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-24T05:53:56.5733333+00:00
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CHARLIE MICHENGI
0
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edited a comment 2026-06-29T07:56:23.84+00:00
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Lychee-Ng
24,120
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3 answers
Windows Hello Facial Recog Won't Work After Sleep Mode
This wasn't an issue before a few weeks ago. No matter when I would "wake up" my Lenovo laptop (Win 11), facial recognition would always work. Now, I'm required to enter my PIN. How do I get that to stop?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
2,142 questions
asked 2026-06-27T18:55:25.18+00:00
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Bodhi Jeffreys
0
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commented 2026-06-29T06:10:20.2066667+00:00
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Sin-D
11,270
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