Windows 8.1 refuses to sleep

[Jesse Williams]

Mine was having the problems with sleeping, and Acer fixed it. I don't know what they did, but they fixed it. It did have trouble sleeping the other day, but I did that override request and that fixed it.

 

[Deihmos]

Try not rebooting or logging out for days and see if it continues to sleep.

 

[Gork]

i have finally gave up because i think there is something wrong with my MS account.

I've never considered this could be something on the MS server side of the MS account... Interesting theory - that could explain why some can sleep while using a MS account while others can't. Makes me want to open a new MS account just to test out the theory. I can say my MS account is VERY old, based off a Hotmail address I started when Hotmail was a new thing. Perhaps this occurs with old Hotmail addresses which were converted over when MS took over? Or Hotmail addresses which are changed after the account is switched over to the new outlook.com format? Something like that? Hmm... New idea, never brought up in this thread before.


EDIT:
Only thing, though. If the problem were with a MS account on the MS server side, it would have to be a problem which only affects Win8.1, not Win8 or Win10b... Sleep worked fine on Win8 for me and others in this thread, but not Win8.1. And people are reporting the issue no longer exists on Win10b. (I have the same results others are reporting on my Win10b install in VMware Workstation as well.)

That said, I've created a new MS account for testing purposes and have logged into my Win8.1 PC with it - will report back in a day or two with the results of my testing.

 

[Wynona]

i have finally gave up because i think there is something wrong with my MS account.

I've never considered this could be something on the MS server side of the MS account... Interesting theory - that could explain why some can sleep while using a MS account while others can't. Makes me want to open a new MS account just to test out the theory. I can say my MS account is VERY old, based off a Hotmail address I started when Hotmail was a new thing. Perhaps this occurs with old Hotmail addresses which were converted over when MS took over? Or Hotmail addresses which are changed after the account is switched over to the new outlook.com format? Something like that? Hmm... New idea, never brought up in this thread before.

Gork, I also have a very old Hotmail account (not as old as yours, though) and my HP 500-056 sleeps reliably, although when it was first upgraded to Windows 8.1, it did not sleep. I believe it started to sleep reliably with the December 2013 Windows Update.

So, unless Microsoft is picking and choosing which accounts will sleep and which will not, I don't think that theory will work for me.

 

[Gork]

RE: http://www.eightforums.com/general-...-8-1-refuses-sleep-post468331.html#post468331

That said, I've created a new MS account for testing purposes and have logged into my Win8.1 PC with it - will report back in a day or two with the results of my testing.

No go. Now I just need to figure out how to delete this new "testing" MS account. heh

@Wynona - Thanks for your input on the idea as well.

 

[Wynona]

No go. Now I just need to figure out how to delete this new "testing" MS account. heh

@Wynona - Thanks for your input on the idea as well.

You're stuck with it, Gork; ain't no getting rid of old email addresses! Just pitch it out the front door and maybe a kittywampus will pick it up to line its nest with.

 

[Gork]

A kittywampus?! lol I figured it out, but I AM stuck with it until 3/20 apparently... I guess MS just doesn't know when no means no!

 

[jeffjohn]

Hey guys, I'm having a bit of an issue trying to override a process request.

I found out that my computer isn't sleeping due to the mbam.exe process (Malwarebytes) under SYSTEM.

The problem is that when I try to override it and since the complete path presented after performing the "powercfg -requests" command is "\Device\HardddiskVolume5\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" when I perform the "powercf -requestsoverride PROCESS \Device\HardddiskVolume5\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe SYSTEM" command it only adds to the override this portion of the path: "\Device\HardddiskVolume5\Program SYSTEM". How can I fix this?

Tks

 

[bru]

Hey guys, I'm having a bit of an issue trying to override a process request.

I found out that my computer isn't sleeping due to the mbam.exe process (Malwarebytes) under SYSTEM.

I also had a request from MBAM which was interfering with sleep. I'm pretty sure it was also mbam.exe.

I realized it was because MBAM was running a scan when the computer was trying to sleep. And actually in my case it was running scans often because I had my automated schedule set incorrect. Do you have it set to run an automated scan(s)?

Now I have it set to run a scan once a day and yes, the computer will not sleep if a scan is running, but once the scan has completed that process will no longer interfere with sleep.

Sorry that doesn't exactly answer your question but maybe if you fiddle around with scan settings MBAM may not interfere with sleep.

 

[jeffjohn]

Thanks for the reply bru. I think I have everything ok, settings wise, but I'll double check.

In respect to my problem, well, as usual the answer is right in front of us. I just had to use the " as I did to write my previous post... I feel really dumb, lol.

Now I just have to wait and see if it sleeps.

Thanks anyway guys.

 

[Deihmos]

Sleep works fine with a local account. I really liked the sync but I can live without it. I really don't get why they never fixed it. So many complaints all over the Web.

 

[bru]

Thanks for the reply bru. I think I have everything ok, settings wise, but I'll double check.

In respect to my problem, well, as usual the answer is right in front of us. I just had to use the " as I did to write my previous post... I feel really dumb, lol.

Now I just have to wait and see if it sleeps.

Thanks anyway guys.

Interesting that mbam.exe is interfering. As I mentioned I only saw that process preventing sleep when MBAM was running scans. I'll have to check next time a scan runs to see if that process is listed. But either way I did not have to set an override for it since once the scan is finished my computer sleeps. The program itself is definitely not preventing sleep.

 

[Deihmos]

Error

 

[wilpang]

Just an update from my previous posts...

Currently my laptop sleeps at the default 30 min, which didn't in the past and anything over 1 hr is inconsistent. I'm not sure if auto maintenance kinda runs a troubleshooter when laptop is idle as hibernate was set to never is now back to 180 min...

My screen dims to about 15% when I adjust the sleep timer, why does it do that? More an irritation than anything else. So I'm not 100% sure what fixes it then breaks it again...

 

[jeffjohn]

Update: computer now sleeps nicely.

 

[lonepalm24]

I am also having a problem with getting the computer to sleep. My situation may be different (I admit I haven't read all 200 pages). I use my PC for Windows Media Center and record shows onto it. I have 2 Xboxes that act as extenders to allow TVs to watch live or recorded TV. I want to sleep the computer when not in use, wake when recording, then sleep after when not in use. I cannot get it to sleep at all. When I press sleep, it cuts the video feed for the monitor, but it comes back on about 5 seconds later (computer never sleeping).

I ran an energy report, but I'm not sure what any of it means. Can someone take a look and maybe get a hint as to what my problem is?

[h=2]Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report[/h]

JONATHAN

2015-02-05T12:12:19Z

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04/07/2014

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PlatformRoleDesktop

true

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1124

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[TD="class: detail-name"]Computer Name[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Scan Time[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Scan Duration[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]System Manufacturer[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]System Product Name[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]BIOS Date[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]BIOS Version[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]OS Build[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Platform Role[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Plugged In[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Process Count[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Thread Count[/TD]

[TD="class: detail-name"]Report GUID[/TD]

[h=3]Analysis Results[/h][h=4]Errors[/h]System Availability Requests:Execution Required Request
The program has made a request for execution-required.

Requesting Process

\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.

Device Name	USB Mass Storage Device
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4396
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 22, function 2
Device ID	USB\VID_11B0&PID_6118
Port Path	2

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.

Device Name	Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Detection Driver (USB)
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4397
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 19, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_045E&PID_0745
Port Path	5

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.

Device Name	USB Root Hub
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4397
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 19, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_1002&PID_4397
Port Path

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.

Device Name	USB Root Hub
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4396
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 22, function 2
Device ID	USB\VID_1002&PID_4396
Port Path

CPU Utilizationrocessor utilization is high
The average processor utilization during the trace was high. The system will consume less power when the average processor utilization is very low. Review processor utilization for individual processes to determine which applications and services contribute the most to total processor utilization.

Average Utilization (%)

7.30

[h=4]Warnings[/h]Platform Timer Resolutionlatform Timer Resolution
The default platform timer resolution is 15.6ms (15625000ns) and should be used whenever the system is idle. If the timer resolution is increased, processor power management technologies may not be effective. The timer resolution may be increased due to multimedia playback or graphical animations.

Current Timer Resolution (100ns units)	10000
Maximum Timer Period (100ns units)	156250

Platform Timer Resolution:Outstanding Timer Request
A program or service has requested a timer resolution smaller than the platform maximum timer resolution.

Requested Period	10000
Requesting Process ID	3464
Requesting Process Path	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	chrome.exe
PID	3464
Average Utilization (%)	1.14
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\40.0.2214.94\chrome_child.dll	0.92
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.10
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll	0.05

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	ehrecvr.exe
PID	3556
Average Utilization (%)	0.84
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.37
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll	0.12
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\combase.dll	0.07

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	MsMpEng.exe
PID	2132
Average Utilization (%)	0.50
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{4E7D8DE7-69F2-45E0-899B-2BB44BC00E81}\mpengine.dll	0.32
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.05
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll	0.04

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	chrome.exe
PID	2364
Average Utilization (%)	0.45
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\40.0.2214.94\chrome_child.dll	0.36
	0.06
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.00

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	chrome.exe
PID	3176
Average Utilization (%)	0.44
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\40.0.2214.94\chrome.dll	0.26
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.08
\SystemRoot\System32\win32k.sys	0.03

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	explorer.exe
PID	1784
Average Utilization (%)	0.29
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.07
\SystemRoot\System32\win32k.sys	0.07
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\WindowsCodecs.dll	0.06

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	chrome.exe
PID	2964
Average Utilization (%)	0.26
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\nvwgf2umx.dll	0.06
\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\40.0.2214.94\libglesv2.dll	0.05
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.03

CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.

Process Name	System
PID	4
Average Utilization (%)	0.24
Module	Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe	0.15
\SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys	0.01
\SystemRoot\System32\drivers\dxgmms1.sys	0.01

[h=4]Information[/h]Platform Timer Resolution:Timer Request Stack
The stack of modules responsible for the lowest platform timer setting in this process.

Requested Period	10000
Requesting Process ID	3464
Requesting Process Path	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Calling Module Stack	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll
	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll
	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\40.0.2214.94\chrome_child.dll
	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll
	\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll

Power Policy:Active Power Plan
The current power plan in use

Plan Name	OEM Balanced
Plan GUID	{381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e}

Power Policyower Plan Personality (Plugged In)
The personality of the current power plan when the system is plugged in.

Personality

Balanced

Power Policy:802.11 Radio Power Policy is Maximum Performance (Plugged In)
The current power policy for 802.11-compatible wireless network adapters is not configured to use low-power modes.



Power Policy:Video quality (Plugged In)
Enables Windows Media Player to optimize for quality or power savings when playing video.

Quality Mode

Optimize for Video Quality

Battery:Analysis Success
Analysis was successful. No energy efficiency problems were found. No information was returned.



Platform Power Management Capabilities:Supported Sleep States
Sleep states allow the computer to enter low-power modes after a period of inactivity. The S3 sleep state is the default sleep state for Windows platforms. The S3 sleep state consumes only enough power to preserve memory contents and allow the computer to resume working quickly. Very few platforms support the S1 or S2 Sleep states.

S1 Sleep Supported	false
S2 Sleep Supported	false
S3 Sleep Supported	true
S4 Sleep Supported	true

Platform Power Management Capabilities:Connected Standby Support
Connected standby allows the computer to enter a low-power mode in which it is always on and connected. If supported, connected standby is used instead of system sleep states.

Connected Standby Supported

false

Platform Power Management Capabilitiesrocessor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.

Group	0
Index	0
Idle State Count	1
Idle State Type	ACPI Idle (C) States
Nominal Frequency (MHz)	3400
Maximum Performance Percentage	100
Lowest Performance Percentage	23
Lowest Throttle Percentage	23
Performance Controls Type	ACPI Performance (P) / Throttle (T) States

Platform Power Management Capabilitiesrocessor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.

Group	0
Index	1
Idle State Count	1
Idle State Type	ACPI Idle (C) States
Nominal Frequency (MHz)	3400
Maximum Performance Percentage	100
Lowest Performance Percentage	23
Lowest Throttle Percentage	23
Performance Controls Type	ACPI Performance (P) / Throttle (T) States

Platform Power Management Capabilitiesrocessor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.

Group	0
Index	2
Idle State Count	1
Idle State Type	ACPI Idle (C) States
Nominal Frequency (MHz)	3400
Maximum Performance Percentage	100
Lowest Performance Percentage	23
Lowest Throttle Percentage	23
Performance Controls Type	ACPI Performance (P) / Throttle (T) States

Platform Power Management Capabilitiesrocessor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.

Group	0
Index	3
Idle State Count	1
Idle State Type	ACPI Idle (C) States
Nominal Frequency (MHz)	3400
Maximum Performance Percentage	100
Lowest Performance Percentage	23
Lowest Throttle Percentage	23
Performance Controls Type	ACPI Performance (P) / Throttle (T) States

Device Drivers:Analysis Success
Analysis was successful. No energy efficiency problems were found. No information was returned.

 

[orbitalfenestra]

Ha ha ha! Awesome! This thread is still alive! Some of us has moved to the tenforums... Win 8.1 is like the Titanic... Just let it sink guys!! XD

 

[Wynona]

Ha ha ha! Awesome! This thread is still alive! Some of us has moved to the tenforums... Win 8.1 is like the Titanic... Just let it sink guys!! XD

Nah, can't do that, Orbital . . . this HP desktop has 8.1 on it and is my main machine, so it has to stay the way it is for now.

Once Win10 is released may be another thing, though.

 

[Ishyu Darunque]

Download Switch Off - Get latest official release | Airytec This free program solved my sleep problem. Set to "No keyboard or mouse activity", set timer and what you want the computer to do and done. It was driving me crazy.

 

[Ishyu Darunque]

Download Switch Off - Get latest official release | Airytec Free program solves the sleep problem. Just set timer and to "No keyboard or mouse activity" instead of "No CPU activity."