PC Sleep Mode

[don]

I have recently encountered a new situation where my PC will
seemingly enter the Sleep Mode. Still, when I later return, the PC has
returned to the ON Mode (with NO keyboard activity). I am unaware of
any scheduled activity, that might cause that to happen.

Any suggestions as to how I might have my PC STAY in the Sleep mode?

 

[Ed Cryer]

I have recently encountered a new situation where my PC will
seemingly enter the Sleep Mode. Still, when I later return, the PC has
returned to the ON Mode (with NO keyboard activity). I am unaware of
any scheduled activity, that might cause that to happen.

Any suggestions as to how I might have my PC STAY in the Sleep mode?

Something is recalling it. That's what you have to find out and then
stop it. It's probably some network activity, but there's a way of
checking the last wake-up call with Command Prompt;
powercfg –lastwake

Do that, tell us the answer and then we'll guide you further.

Ed

 

[Andy]

I have recently encountered a new situation where my PC will
seemingly enter the Sleep Mode. Still, when I later return, the PC has
returned to the ON Mode (with NO keyboard activity). I am unaware of
any scheduled activity, that might cause that to happen.

Any suggestions as to how I might have my PC STAY in the Sleep mode?

Disable the ability to wake-up on mouse movement

a.k.a. twitchy-mouse-wake-up-syndrome.


Andy

 

[mick]

Disable the ability to wake-up on mouse movement

a.k.a. twitchy-mouse-wake-up-syndrome.


Andy

Good advice, that one caught me out for quite awhile. When using the
mouse on a hard surface the cable was acting like a spring and moving
the mouse a minute amount, spotted the cursor moving on the screen one
day when I let go of the mouse.

 

[don]

Something is recalling it. That's what you have to find out and then
stop it. It's probably some network activity, but there's a way of
checking the last wake-up call with Command Prompt;
powercfg –lastwake

Do that, tell us the answer and then we'll guide you further.

Ed

Ed

First - your suggestion was Excellent, if I could execute the powercfg
–lastwake command. Alas, when I run it, from a Command Line, the
displayed answer appears for but a brief moment.

Might you have added guidance, as to how I might execute powercfg
–lastwake and then be able to Read the activity causing the Wake Up?

Sorry, for my newbie question!

 

[SC Tom]

Ed

First - your suggestion was Excellent, if I could execute the powercfg
-lastwake command. Alas, when I run it, from a Command Line, the
displayed answer appears for but a brief moment.

Might you have added guidance, as to how I might execute powercfg
-lastwake and then be able to Read the activity causing the Wake Up?

Sorry, for my newbie question!

From the Command Line, type in CMD and press Enter. Then, in the Command
Window that opens, enter powercfg -lastwake and press Enter. Then you can
see what it was.

 

[Paul]

From the Command Line, type in CMD and press Enter. Then, in the
Command Window that opens, enter powercfg -lastwake and press Enter.
Then you can see what it was.

And if there are any permissions issues (UAC kinda stuff), you can try:

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/RunasAdministratorWindows7_thumb.png

You type in the name of the Command Prompt window, such as cmd.exe.
When the search finds it, then right click on the most obvious
entry, then right click and select "Run As Administrator".

My experience has been, even with innocuous stuff, the command
prompt just doesn't run right, like it did in previous Windows.

Once you have a command prompt window, running as admin, the
command you type, like the

powercfg -lastwake

stands a better chance of running to completion like it
would have in an older OS.

Paul

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Ed

First - your suggestion was Excellent, if I could execute the powercfg
–lastwake command. Alas, when I run it, from a Command Line, the
displayed answer appears for but a brief moment.

Might you have added guidance, as to how I might execute powercfg
–lastwake and then be able to Read the activity causing the Wake Up?

Sorry, for my newbie question!

The suggestion was to run it from a command *prompt*, but you wrote
command *line*.

Your symptoms make me think you typed it on the search line and ran it
there, thinking that's what a "command line" is. It isn't.

Did you actually open a command window and type it in there?

 

[Ed Cryer]

Ed

First - your suggestion was Excellent, if I could execute the powercfg
–lastwake command. Alas, when I run it, from a Command Line, the
displayed answer appears for but a brief moment.

Might you have added guidance, as to how I might execute powercfg
–lastwake and then be able to Read the activity causing the Wake Up?

Sorry, for my newbie question!

Good advice given by others here about how to get a static display.
When you do get that, you can also use "powercfg /?" (without quotes) to
get a list of all the available options; including a list of all things
that can awaken from sleep, and how to stop them doing so.

Ed

 

[Allen Drake]

Good advice, that one caught me out for quite awhile. When using the
mouse on a hard surface the cable was acting like a spring and moving
the mouse a minute amount, spotted the cursor moving on the screen one
day when I let go of the mouse.

Has anyone looked at ALL the gadgets? There seems to be one for every
need without having to look up how to do anything. I installed one
called "System Control" that seems to answer most of the "how do I"
posts in this group. There is one called "Build a Gadget" that looks
like something worth looking into besides the thousands of them
already.

 

[don]

The suggestion was to run it from a command *prompt*, but you wrote
command *line*.

Your symptoms make me think you typed it on the search line and ran it
there, thinking that's what a "command line" is. It isn't.

Did you actually open a command window and type it in there?

Indeed I have now learned of my error, as I Did run the command from
the Search line.

Thank you all, for the Great advice!

 

[Ed Cryer]

Good advice, that one caught me out for quite awhile. When using the
mouse on a hard surface the cable was acting like a spring and moving
the mouse a minute amount, spotted the cursor moving on the screen one
day when I let go of the mouse.

I bet that catches loads of people out. When you get a new mouse the
wire is always bundled up in a bow; and that's what gives it the elasticity.
What I do with each new one is go along the whole length and fold back
at each bend until it's all straight enough.

Ed

 

[Anthony Buckland]

I bet that catches loads of people out. When you get a new mouse the
wire is always bundled up in a bow; and that's what gives it the
elasticity.
What I do with each new one is go along the whole length and fold back
at each bend until it's all straight enough.

Ed

And I got caught once for a while until I realized that the
mouse pad was propped up just a tad and was hence non-level.

 

[Ed Cryer]

And I got caught once for a while until I realized that the
mouse pad was propped up just a tad and was hence non-level.

This is fun. I'm coming to the conclusion that I should take my mouse
out of permitted awakeners (not that I ever use "sleep" other than when
trying to help others who do).
Most mouses (will this pass my spell-checker?) rest on a desk surface
above the computer box, so the wire hangs down behind into the plug. It
could happen that the wire weight will pull the mouse a tad.

I have had a problem with mouse wire rubbing against back desktop edge,
so I sellotape it in position; which stops rubbing and snagging, and
also movement while at rest, I guess.

Ed

 

[mick]

This is fun. I'm coming to the conclusion that I should take my mouse out of
permitted awakeners (not that I ever use "sleep" other than when trying to
help others who do).
Most mouses (will this pass my spell-checker?) rest on a desk surface above
the computer box, so the wire hangs down behind into the plug. It could
happen that the wire weight will pull the mouse a tad.

I have had a problem with mouse wire rubbing against back desktop edge, so I
sellotape it in position; which stops rubbing and snagging, and also movement
while at rest, I guess.

Ed

I can also say that my 'wireless' mouse can move if you happen to
nudged the desk a bit. Perhaps all these mice need weighing down with
a bit of cheese so they are not so mobile

 

[SC Tom]

I can also say that my 'wireless' mouse can move if you happen to nudged
the desk a bit. Perhaps all these mice need weighing down with a bit of
cheese so they are not so mobile

Or slam them in a mousetrap. . .

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Indeed I have now learned of my error, as I Did run the command from
the Search line.

Thank you all, for the Great advice!

Thanks for the good news!

I noticed that I wasn't the only one to make that suggestion, and in
fact the other post preceded mine. This newsreader doesn't update
automatically, so I often make posts dated after other posts that were
already out there but not in here

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I can also say that my 'wireless' mouse can move if you happen to
nudged the desk a bit. Perhaps all these mice need weighing down with
a bit of cheese so they are not so mobile

Just don't leave a bit of cheese out of the mouse's reach; the mouse
might go after it and wake the computer.

Other than that, let me add that I got so tired of unwanted mouse
movement that I switched to cordless mouses. Now any movement can be
blamed on my lack of coordination.

For Ed Cryer: mouses passes my spell checker, but cordless doesn't. Go
figure.