IDT Audio CODEC preventing Windows 8.1 pro from sleeping

[grangizmo]

Hello,

I've been trying to configure my brand new hp PC with Windows 8.1 pro to auto-sleep but I have been unable to do so. If it hit the power button or select sleep from the menu it will sleep, however.

I ran powercfg/energy and it appears from the report that this is the issue:

System Availability Requests:System Required Request
The device or driver has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep.

Requesting Driver Instance	HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0&SUBSYS_103C2B04&REV_1001\4&3288eeae&0&0001
Requesting Driver Device	IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

****Does anyone have an idea why an audio codec would prevent sleep? Is there anything I can do? Thanks so much for your help!!

 

[ectech]

The first place to check is HP.com to see if any drivers need updating.

Does anyone have an idea why an audio codec would prevent sleep?

This a default setting in many operating systems to prevent the system from turning off while playing audio/video. Do you have Apps or Programs still open that would require the use of audio/video? Maybe Netflix? iTunes?