Really strange behavior after waking up from sleep mode

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Hello,

I've got a really strange problem and maybe somebody here is able to help me with it. I use a Lenovo W530 with a clean install of Windows 8 Pro 64.

Every time a put the laptop to sleep and then wake it up, the following problems occur:
  • All currently open windows are minimized.
  • When I click on the icon of a currently running program on the taskbar, the window opens, but immediately minimizes again after 0.1 - 1 second.
  • Doing alt-tab, the same problem occurs.
  • After a couple of minutes, suddenly everything works fine and windows stay open.

Here is a video that shows the problem: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7752237/windows_minimizing_problem.MOV

I tried to exit some processes before entering sleep mode (like autohotkey, rainmeter, keepass, ...), but this didn't prevent the problem.


I'm really at a loss on how to even start diagnosing what might be the problem, and how to solve it. I'd appreciate very much any suggestions. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 64 Prof
I have the exact same problem. Can anyone else out there offer any suggestions?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus n53S
    CPU
    Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT550M 2GB
Btw, as a working theory, are you using anything to skip metro to get to the desktop?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus n53S
    CPU
    Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT550M 2GB
After experimenting a lot, I finally found a solution. And your working theory is spot on! ;)

In my case, the culprit was an old version of Skip Metro Suite. After uninstalling this software, everything worked perfectly fine. And even better, the newest version 3.0 of Skip Metro Suite didn't cause any problems.

Does this help you?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 64 Prof
Strangely I just logged in to say I'd done precisely that, though I'd not gone to the trouble of putting a new version on (I have installed Start8 which is pretty damn good and it does that job for me). What are the odds?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus n53S
    CPU
    Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT550M 2GB
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