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Windows System Will Not Go To Sleep
I am having a frustrating issue where my Windows computer will not go to sleep no matter what I try. When I click on the Sleep option from the Start menu, the screen might turn off for a second, but then the computer immediately wakes back up or just stays on with the fans still running and the power light still solid. I have already checked my power settings in Control Panel, made sure that no devices like my mouse or keyboard are allowed to wake the system, and even run the powercfg -lastwake command in the terminal, which showed something about a network adapter waking the PC. Has anyone else dealt with this problem, and what step-by-step solution finally fixed it for you? I would really appreciate any advice you can offer. Thank you.
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Hello,
Please try this:
Open Device Manager, right click your WiFi/network device/driver, and select Properties. Switch to Power Management tab, uncheck 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power' option.
Hope this helps!
You're definitely not alone with this one, and you've already done the hardest part by using powercfg -lastwake to trace it to your network adapter. The good news is that the fix is usually pretty straightforward once you know exactly where to look.
You've already done the most important first step by running powercfg -lastwake and identifying that your network adapter is the culprit. This is a very common issue, and there are several reliable ways to stop it.
