Windows 8.1 refuses to sleep

[orbitalfenestra]

Heh! lol I just learned about Windows 10... lol Always random MS... I don't care which number you put to Windows... but I sincerely hope my PC will sleep... lol

And yes, Bru, local account IS the key! lol

Dang, Orbital, I thought you'd just gone nutso, and the next email I clicked on says Microsoft has named Windows 9 Windows 10!

Maybe Windows 9 was the next Windows ME.

Installing Windows 10 x64 tech preview ENGLISH right now...

 

[orbitalfenestra]

I installed Windows 10 with lan plugged (online) with all defaults settings. Opened cmd prompt admin and guess what? When doing powercfg /requests I got srvnet again and media player sharing. I deactivated files and printer sharing then reboot to kill srvnet and turned off media sharing and reboot again. I kept everything else as default. Let's see how it goes from now on.

My friends, be prepared to struggle again on windows 10 XD!

Edit: it is off topic, but I really want to tell you guys anyway. I did a sfc /scannow command to realize this (on a clean install)

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow


Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.


Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.


Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some
of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not
supported in offline servicing scenarios.

Lol by defaut it's corrupted! lol I noticed that in Windows 8.1 as well

Did a dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth but it didn't work...

I would like to know if other may try this experiment.

 

[NCguy]

Gee, what a surprise.

 

[linw]

To clarify, does win 10 install over the top of win 8.1 or does it need a clean install?

 

[johnpombrio]

To clarify, does win 10 install over the top of win 8.1 or does it need a clean install?

It comes as an complete .iso package and its own license number so new install is implied. Will start mine in a few minutes. go here to get your own copy:

BTW, I wonder if the site admins here have a new tenforums.com URL yet?

Windows Technical Preview - Microsoft Windows

 

[orbitalfenestra]

To clarify, does win 10 install over the top of win 8.1 or does it need a clean install?

Of course it needs a clean install! Don't throw your current Windows yet or you will be sorry! I run both OS. On a positive note, for a preview, it is surprisingly stable!

 

[NCguy]

To clarify, does win 10 install over the top of win 8.1 or does it need a clean install?

Of course it needs a clean install! Don't throw your current Windows yet or you will be sorry! I run both OS. On a positive note, for a preview, it is surprisingly stable!

Wonder if the Gold code will allow W7 upgrades? I've still got an W8 upgrade key that I never used. I know, Gold is a long way off, spring 2015 I believe.

 

[johnpombrio]

Allright. I am on Win10. Yes, you CAN do an update from Win8/8.1 to Win10. It does one of those Update options and it will allow you to keep your settings and put everything into a .old folder just like a Win7 to Win8 update. I would not recommend it as MS could very easily kill old copies of this tech preview, just like they did with Win8 preview. So far, Win10 is completely compatible with every single program I have installed. Nice of MS not to tell programs that it is a new version of windows so they all get hot and bothered.

NO KEY is needed to install the Win10 preview. It comes already activated, at least the copy I got off of Win Preview site that I linked above. So you can do an update from Win 7 OR 8.

Now if I could just keep my hands off of the computer enough to see if it SLEEPS, I will be a happy man.

 

[Wynona]

I installed Windows 10 with lan plugged (online) with all defaults settings.
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some
of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not
supported in offline servicing scenarios.

Lol by defaut it's corrupted! lol I noticed that in Windows 8.1 as well

Did a dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth but it didn't work...

I would like to know if other may try this experiment.

But does your computer sleep, Orbital!?

I'm thinking of trying Win 10, but this is an HP machine and if I did install it, I'd want to dual boot. Can I do that with UEFI?

 

[Lord Method Man]

I have also had this problem on my Desktop ever since I installed Windows 8.1.

I have a Realtek Ethernet adapter and I have noticed that the PC will go to sleep if the adapter is disabled or if the Ethernet cable is unplugged. Disabling IPv6 does nothing, and I am not part of a Homegroup either.

All categories say "None" in powercfg -requests as well.

 

[NCguy]

Allright. I am on Win10. Yes, you CAN do an update from Win8/8.1 to Win10. It does one of those Update options and it will allow you to keep your settings and put everything into a .old folder just like a Win7 to Win8 update. I would not recommend it as MS could very easily kill old copies of this tech preview, just like they did with Win8 preview. So far, Win10 is completely compatible with every single program I have installed. Nice of MS not to tell programs that it is a new version of windows so they all get hot and bothered.

NO KEY is needed to install the Win10 preview. It comes already activated, at least the copy I got off of Win Preview site that I linked above. So you can do an update from Win 7 OR 8.

Now if I could just keep my hands off of the computer enough to see if it SLEEPS, I will be a happy man.

Can you do an update direct from 7 to 10 without doing 8 first?

Also, not surprised everything runs since this is really just a UI update. From what I've heard W8 still under the covers.

 

[orbitalfenestra]

I installed Windows 10 with lan plugged (online) with all defaults settings.
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some
of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not
supported in offline servicing scenarios.

Lol by defaut it's corrupted! lol I noticed that in Windows 8.1 as well

Did a dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth but it didn't work...

I would like to know if other may try this experiment.

But does your computer sleep, Orbital!?

I'm thinking of trying Win 10, but this is an HP machine and if I did install it, I'd want to dual boot. Can I do that with UEFI?

Yes it did. But time will tell me if it lasts. I don't recommand to ditch your current OS yet.

 

[johnpombrio]

That is a big YES TO SLEEP for Win10 on my recalcitrant electrocomputational device. A few more yes votes and this post will finally have a solved sticker attached. The solution is to ditch Win8.1.

NCGuy, yes, from the looks of what I saw during installing Win10, you can go from 7 to Win10 but BACK UP FIRST. Like a clone backup, not just your important files.

 

[linw]

Way to go John!!!!!!!! But we will have to wait awhile to be sure won't we John?????

So, we do have the option of installing over our current setup. Mmmm. I could do a fresh install onto my netbook but that wouldn't test the sleep problem as it sleeps OK.

Tempted to image my main machine then do an upgrade. It is, of course, possible that the final version won't install over this one as in win 8 but, hey, that wouldn't be the end of the world.

Cheers and well done.

 

[orbitalfenestra]

That is a big YES TO SLEEP for Win10 on my recalcitrant electrocomputational device. A few more yes votes and this post will finally have a solved sticker attached. The solution is to ditch Win8.1.

NCGuy, yes, from the looks of what I saw during installing Win10, you can go from 7 to Win10 but BACK UP FIRST. Like a clone backup, not just your important files.

John could you do me a favor and do a sfc /scannow to see if you have corrupted files as well? And YES it sleeps... But for how long... Lol

 

[linw]

6 hours or so should give you an answer!

 

[bru]

The solution is to ditch Win8.1.

Win 10 won't be out until mid to late 2015. TP and Consumer Preview isn't for the masses.

 

[NCguy]

I want to caution you guys. My Windows 8 slept fine for a while after a clean install and over time got worse. You need to let it settle in, run a few maintenance cycles, update cycles etc. Not to mention this is hardly the final code. It could easily be broken again before final release.

 

[johnpombrio]

Guys, Win10 sleeps. Over a day now and no issues and I do not expect any in the future. No sleep started with Win8.1 install and ended with Win10 install. I don't care about corrupt files, I don't care about why only this machine out of the five I own running Win8.1, it does not matter to me. Sleep is fixed. No more troubleshooting needed!

As for just being a preliminary build, it is working just fine and I will be cloning it over to my Samsung Pro SSD from my EVO in a week or so. All my programs are running and it acts like Win8 so no compatibility issues.

TADA!

 

[linw]

Wow, great news, John. I hope to get mine installed today.

Hopefully, this HUGE thread can now be reduced to one post - "Install win 10"!!!