Windows 8.1 Will sometimes go into Standby?

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Windows 8.1 Rarely Goes Into Standby?

I am running Windows 8.1 on a gaming computer that my brother gave to me. The problem I am having is this computer will sometimes go into standby mode either by itself or when I select standby. Sometimes it will work. Other times it will not go into standby when I select it.
Under power options put computer to sleep is set to 25 minutes.

Any ideas on how to solve this will be greatly appreciated.
 
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    Windows 8 Pro
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    Intel i7 3930K
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    Asus Rampage i4 Extreme
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    64GB Jskill
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    GEForce GTX 680
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    Aoc LCD
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    1680X1050
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    3 Samsung SSD's

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    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
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    Swiftech H220 Water cooler
    Browser
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Go into Advanced Power properties.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
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    Laptop
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    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
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    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
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    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
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    Realtek HD
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    LCD
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    1366 x 768
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    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
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    Logitech M525
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    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
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    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
Go into Advanced Power properties.

Thank you broe23;509963,
When I go to Advanced Power properties, standby ,sleep after is set to 25 min. Allow wake timers is set to disable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7 3930K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage i4 Extreme
    Memory
    64GB Jskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    GEForce GTX 680
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Aoc LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD's

    2 WD 4TB Black Drives
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Cooling
    Swiftech H220 Water cooler
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
If on power always. I would turn time to sleep to "Never". Just let it shut the signal to the monitor, so that it goes to sleep. Also make sure devices are set to not trigger an awake state to the computer, in case you do decide to let it sleep while gone.

Just remember that if it is always on, and you tend to leave the game paused while making errands, etc. I would get a decent UPS, that will allow the computer to perform a proper shutdown. I use a APC UPS that gives me around an hour and a half to two hours.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
If on power always. I would turn time to sleep to "Never". Just let it shut the signal to the monitor, so that it goes to sleep. Also make sure devices are set to not trigger an awake state to the computer, in case you do decide to let it sleep while gone.

Just remember that if it is always on, and you tend to leave the game paused while making errands, etc. I would get a decent UPS, that will allow the computer to perform a proper shutdown. I use a APC UPS that gives me around an hour and a half to two hours.

Appreciate the help broe23;509963.

Although it is a gaming computer I do not use it for gaming. So what I am trying to accomplish is to have it go to sleep when not in use. The interesting thing is sometimes it will go to sleep on its own and sometimes not. Even when I do select standby myself it sometimes goes to sleep or it wakes up anytime between just after selecting standby to many hours later. So yes I would like to just leave it on and have it go to standby on its own.
As for a UPS yes I have it on an older UPS and it seems to do the job.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7 3930K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage i4 Extreme
    Memory
    64GB Jskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    GEForce GTX 680
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Aoc LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD's

    2 WD 4TB Black Drives
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Cooling
    Swiftech H220 Water cooler
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
Sleep mode is not always perfect, if there is a task that wakes it up for say Indexing, Malware Scanning, Updates. You can go into Powercfg and run a report on what is going on. Just make sure that when you run the report to create the .html file. That you do it in your Documents folder. Otherwise it defaults to System32. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748940(v=ws.10).aspx

I always go through ever device in Device Manager, to check and make sure nothing is set to be allowed to wake the system up. Along with the bios. If you use a Laser mouse or wireless mouse. The driver for that, could trigger a wake event. Same with Wifi, Ethernet and Blue Tooth if you have that adapter installed. When a "Heartbeat" is sent to check to make sure the system is either on or off. That can also trigger a wake up event.

I tried setting a task with my son's desktop, which was my old desktop, because he would fall asleep and leave it on 24/7. I always made sure to just do a shutdown, or use Teamviewer to shut it down.

This may help you also. Sleep Mode not working in Windows 8.1
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
Sleep mode is not always perfect, if there is a task that wakes it up for say Indexing, Malware Scanning, Updates. You can go into Powercfg and run a report on what is going on. Just make sure that when you run the report to create the .html file. That you do it in your Documents folder. Otherwise it defaults to System32. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748940(v=ws.10).aspx

I always go through ever device in Device Manager, to check and make sure nothing is set to be allowed to wake the system up. Along with the bios. If you use a Laser mouse or wireless mouse. The driver for that, could trigger a wake event. Same with Wifi, Ethernet and Blue Tooth if you have that adapter installed. When a "Heartbeat" is sent to check to make sure the system is either on or off. That can also trigger a wake up event.

I tried setting a task with my son's desktop, which was my old desktop, because he would fall asleep and leave it on 24/7. I always made sure to just do a shutdown, or use Teamviewer to shut it down.

This may help you also. Sleep Mode not working in Windows 8.1

Thank you broe23 for your help. I will look into the info you have provided to see what is causing it to startup.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel i7 3930K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage i4 Extreme
    Memory
    64GB Jskill
    Graphics Card(s)
    GEForce GTX 680
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Aoc LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD's

    2 WD 4TB Black Drives
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Cooling
    Swiftech H220 Water cooler
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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