Problems after sleeping

CalBear

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It appears that Windows 8 on my computer has some problems after waking up from the sleep mode. Most noticeable is some programs being slow to open, perhaps 3-5 seconds instead of 1-2 seconds. My quicken sometimes won't open at all. Another program won't open when I click on its designated file type. If I reboot, which sometimes takes 3 or 4 minutes, all the problems go away. I supposed going sleep deprived may fix the problem :)

My system:
Intel i5 CPU 3.2 GHz
Memory 8 GB
64-bit
Windows8Pro
2 24-inch monitors
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
That's weird. I don't experience this issue when my comp is sleeping and I resume. How long of a period does your comp usually sleep for ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 730x
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3x 22" HD Widescreens
    Hard Drives
    1TB & 500GB
    PSU
    1000 Watts
    Case
    Aluminum w/ Clear Panel
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    28Mbps
That's weird. I don't experience this issue when my comp is sleeping and I resume. How long of a period does your comp usually sleep for ?

Minutes to hours. It could be something else but it seems to correlate to sleeping.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
Today I couldn't print to my networked color printer until I rebooted Win 8. The computer has slept a couple of times since the last reboot. I don't know the problem is sleeping but this has never happened before.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
Make sure you have latest motherboard bios and latest drivers for all your hardware
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHZ
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Mahobay
    Memory
    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L192WS
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro
    Seagate ST31000524AS
    PSU
    Corsair HX620
    Case
    Thermaltake V4
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster Hyper212+
    Keyboard
    Dell SK-8115
    Mouse
    Razer Copperhead
    Internet Speed
    100Mbit up/dn
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE (Built-In Windows 8)
Make sure you have latest motherboard bios and latest drivers for all your hardware

I've been using personal computers for over 30 years and have never had to do that type of complete system maintenance to solve a problem. There have been a couple of times when a support technician had me update BIOS but that never made a difference. Windows is very good (XP and later) with providing updates automatically. If that's what I have to do to keep Win 8 running well, I'll go back to Win 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
Hey Cal,

Some updates however aren't done automatically, and they might be critical in the performance of your computer.
As technology advances, so does the updates in order to keep you on track. You might want to give it a shot trying to update your BIOS to see if this will solve your problem. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 730x
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3x 22" HD Widescreens
    Hard Drives
    1TB & 500GB
    PSU
    1000 Watts
    Case
    Aluminum w/ Clear Panel
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    28Mbps
My system has the latest available BIOS which was updated from the original BIOS. The problem seems to be Windows 8 since none of the problems occurred in the 2 years of operation with Windows 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
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