Computer wakes its self up during sleep mode

peeg

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My computer wakes its self while in sleep mode and wont go back to sleep in the time it takes to sleep. Happens once in a while usually while im sleeping.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
do you have any disk backup software enabled and if you run in a command prompt
powercfg lastwake

does it say a item woke it up? you probably have something scheduled to wake and us your computer for some task under scheduled tasks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WIN 7 PRO x64, WIN 8.1 PRO x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7 4790K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
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    32GB(4x8GB) DDR3 Team Xtreem 2666 @ 2400 CL10 10-12-12-31
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    ASUS Xonar Essence STX
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    I also own a Lenovo Y510p, and Yoga 2 Pro
More than likely, Automatic Maintenance is set to happen around 3 AM if not changed. Look at the maintenance section of Action Center, it will indicate the last time it ran.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
As has been mentioned, several things can wake it up, Windows Updates being one of them.

If you want to check, open and Administrative command prompt window and type the command below. This will only work if the system has not gone back to sleep before entering the command.

powercfg /lastwake
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Grown
    CPU
    i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77 -v Pro, Z87-Expert
    Memory
    16 G
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified (2)
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 240 GB
As Saltgrass has said "This will only work if the system has not gone back to sleep before entering the command."
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
In the elevated command prompt type powercfg /waketimers, it will display a list of scheduled tasks that will wake up the computer. You might find something there.
Wake timer could cause the problem, if you go into the Advanced power settings, Change plan settings category, you can disable Wake Timers. This might fix your issue. mine is disabled.

BTW Your computer could wake up remotely but only if it is set up to do so. I doubt this is the applicable in your case.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
In the elevated command prompt type powercfg /waketimers, it will display a list of scheduled tasks that will wake up the computer. You might find something there.
Wake timer could cause the problem, if you go into the Advanced power settings, Change plan settings category, you can disable Wake Timers. This might fix your issue. mine is disabled.

BTW Your computer could wake up remotely but only if it is set up to do so. I doubt this is the applicable in your case.

how do i see if it's set up to be awakened remotley? also no wake timers found and windows update is set on manual.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
To wake a system up remotely, not only does your system have to be setup on your network card properties, but your physical router has to have wake-on-lan enabled by creating a custom port forwarding rule.

To check your network card, open Computer Management, then Devices and find your Network Card. Under it's properties, select the Advanced tab and see if the wake-on-lan is enabled.

By default most routers don't have a pre-configured setting for wake-on-lan. You would have to go to the admin page for your particular router to see how it is setup.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I-7 860
    Motherboard
    Asus P7B
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 580
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer (Primary), Asus (secondary), Sony TV (third)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 128GB SSD Windows 8 Boot Drive
    WD Black 1 TB (2 ea)
    WD Red 3 TB
    WD Black 500GB
    Keyboard
    MS 1000
    Mouse
    MS Flip
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FIOS 35/35
    Browser
    IE 11, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 Defender (MS Security Essentials)

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
This happened to me too when I ran a pirated copy of Vista years ago. You can't rule out somebody accessing your computer looking at your files...

Don't listen to what anybody says. Check your PC for malware. My computer would wake up at night (from a powered off state). At first, I thought it was automatic updates. But two nights in a row? Don't those things happen during hibernation/sleep, not with the computer shut down? That's when I ditched the pirated OS...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
To wake a system up remotely, not only does your system have to be setup on your network card properties, but your physical router has to have wake-on-lan enabled by creating a custom port forwarding rule.

To check your network card, open Computer Management, then Devices and find your Network Card. Under it's properties, select the Advanced tab and see if the wake-on-lan is enabled.

By default most routers don't have a pre-configured setting for wake-on-lan. You would have to go to the admin page for your particular router to see how it is setup.


all i see is "shutdown wake on lan" is enabled. should i disable it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
This happened to me too when I ran a pirated copy of Vista years ago. You can't rule out somebody accessing your computer looking at your files...

Don't listen to what anybody says. Check your PC for malware. My computer would wake up at night (from a powered off state). At first, I thought it was automatic updates. But two nights in a row? Don't those things happen during hibernation/sleep, not with the computer shut down? That's when I ditched the pirated OS...

It happend when I used genuine windows 7 too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Is there a way for me to check what wakes my monitor? Because its turning its self on every once in a while after being turned off every 15 minutes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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