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Disa1le de/ices 15 using De/ice %anager
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$ou ma5 e!perience the 4ollowing issues on a des0top or a note1oo0 computer that is running Windows 7 when 5ou tr5 to put the
computer to sleep:
'he computer wa0es immediatel5 a4ter 5ou put it to sleep
'he computer randoml5 or une!pectedl5 wa0es a4ter sleep
'he computer does not go to sleep Instead9 it sta5s awa0e
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'o @! this pro1lem9 tr5 the 4ollowing methods in the order in which the5 are presented until 5ou resol/e the pro1lem
.pdate the dri/ers to the latest /ersion
Chec0 the &ower (ption settings
&re/ent de/ice2s3 4rom wa0ing the computer
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.pdate the dri/ers to the latest /ersion
'o resol/e 5our pro1lem9 start 15 ma0ing sure that 5ou ha/e the most current dri/ers 4or all 5our hardware de/ices 2especiall5
the dri/er 4or 5our /ideo card3 'o o1tain the latest dri/ers 4or Windows 79 5ou can use Windows .pdate9 or 5ou can chec0 5our
hardware de/ice manu4acturerAs We1 site -or more in4ormation9 /isit the 4ollowing %icroso4t We1 site:
Automaticall5 get recommended dri/ers and updates 4or 5our hardware
Chec0 the &ower (ption settings
*e!t9 chec0 5our &ower (ption settings 'o do this9 4ollow these steps:
B Clic0 Start9 t5pe power sleep in the Start Search 1o!9 and then clic0 Change when the computer sleeps
C In the Put the computer to sleep 1o!9 select a new /alue such as BD minutes )owe/er9 ma0e sure that 5ou do not select
Never 'hen9 clic0 Change advanced power settings
E E!pand Sleep9 e!pand Allow waker timers9 and then select Disable
Note 'his setting pre/ents programs 4rom wa0ing 5our computer I4 5ou want a scheduled tas0 to wa0e 5our computer9 5ou
ha/e to change this setting 1ac0 to Enable
F E!pand Multimedia settings9 e!pand hen sharing media9 and then select Allow the computer to sleep
Note 'his setting lets 5our computer go to sleep e/en i4 5ou share media li1raries with other computers on 5our home
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Disa1le the de/ice2s3 4rom wa0ing the computer
-or the last step9 tr5 to disa1le an5 de/ices that might wa0e 5our computer 'o disa1le these de/ices9 4ollow these steps:
B #tart an ele/ated command prompt 'o do this9 clic0 Start9 t5pe cmd in the Start Search 1o!9 right-clic0 cmd
clic0 !un as administrator
C 'o see the list o4 all de/ices that can wa0e the computer9 run the 4ollowing command:
Powerc"g #device$uer% wake&armed
E 'o disa1le a speci@c de/ice 4rom wa0ing the computer9 run the 4ollowing command9 or use De/ice %anager:
Powerc"g #devicedisablewake 'devicename'
Note %a0e sure that 5ou replace the devicename placeholder with the name o4 the de/ice that 5ou want to disa1le
F I4 this issue still occurs a4ter 5ou disa1le one de/ice9 disa1le the de/ices in this list one 15 one until 5ou determine which
de/ice is causing the issue I4 5ou want to re-ena1le a de/ice to wa0e the computer9 run the 4ollowing command:
Powerc"g #deviceenablewake 'devicename' command(
Disable devices b% using Device Manager
$ou can also use De/ice %anager to disa1le or ena1le a de/ice to wa0e the computer 'o do this9 clic0 Start9 t5pe
manager in the Start Search 1o!9 and then clic0 Device Manager 6ocate and then dou1le-clic0 the de/ice that 5ou want to
disa1le or to ena1le (n the Power Management ta19 clic0 to clear or clic0 to select the Allow this device to wake the
computer chec0 1o! as needed
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-or more in4ormation a1out the issues that are discussed in this article9 clic0 the 4ollowing article num1ers to /iew the articles in
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A computer that is running Windows 7 appears to sleep9 1ut then it immediatel5 wa0es
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-or more in4ormation a1out the Powerc"g command9 /isit the 4ollowing %icroso4t We1 site:
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