Computer will not sleep via Power Options

[Bob Newman]

Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has always worked fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep automatically. The computer will sleep fine if done manually. I have tried rebooting and changing the setting to a different amount of time but it still will not go to sleep automatically. Does anyone know a reason this might be happening? Yes, it is being told to do this when plugged into the wall. Please let's not have a discussion about sleep vs hibernation vs on/off etc.

Thanks in advance... Bob

[Thor Kottelin]

Post by Bob Newman
Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to
sleep after
30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has
always worked
fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep
automatically.

What did you change just before the problem first occurred?

Does KB article 913405 apply to your situation?

Have you installed all remotely relevant Microsoft updates?

[Bob Newman]

Post by Thor Kottelin

Post by Bob Newman
Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to
sleep after
30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has
always worked
fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep
automatically.

What did you change just before the problem first occurred?
Does KB article 913405 apply to your situation?
Have you installed all remotely relevant Microsoft updates?
--
Thor Kottelin
http://www.anta.net/

Sorry I missed your other 2 questions. Updates are selected to automatically install. I don't think there were any recently. I do not believe I installed/uninstalled any programs etc. during the time in question.

Bob

[Bob Newman]

Post by Bob Newman
Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has always worked fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep automatically. The computer will sleep fine if done manually. I have tried rebooting and changing the setting to a different amount of time but it still will not go to sleep automatically. Does anyone know a reason this might be happening? Yes, it is being told to do this when plugged into the wall. Please let's not have a discussion about sleep vs hibernation vs on/off etc.
Thanks in advance... Bob

The KB article you referenced is irrelevant. It references screen saver problems and I see no mention of a sleep mode problem.

Bob

[Spalls Hurgenson]

On Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:06:20 -0700 (PDT), Bob Newman

Post by Bob Newman
Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has always worked fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep automatically. The computer will sleep fine if done manually. I have tried rebooting and changing the setting to a different amount of time but it still will not go to sleep automatically. Does anyone know a reason this might be happening? Yes, it is being told to do this when plugged into the wall. Please let's not have a discussion about sleep vs hibernation vs on/off etc.

My initial guess is you have some sort of process that is telling
Windows not to sleep (for instance, many video-players do this to keep
the computer from shutting down while you are watching a movie). Have
you recently installed, updated or started using a new program or
driver?

Try going into an administrative command prompt (find the Command
Prompt shortcut on your startmenu, right-click, chose "run as
administrator") and type

powercfg -requests

to see which processes may be using an override.

[Bob Newman]

Post by Spalls Hurgenson
On Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:06:20 -0700 (PDT), Bob Newman

Post by Bob Newman
Win7 Home Premium
I have always had my laptop computer (always on via AC) set to go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity via the Power Options settings. This has always worked fine but for some reason lately it has stopped going to sleep automatically. The computer will sleep fine if done manually. I have tried rebooting and changing the setting to a different amount of time but it still will not go to sleep automatically. Does anyone know a reason this might be happening? Yes, it is being told to do this when plugged into the wall. Please let's not have a discussion about sleep vs hibernation vs on/off etc.

My initial guess is you have some sort of process that is telling
Windows not to sleep (for instance, many video-players do this to keep
the computer from shutting down while you are watching a movie). Have
you recently installed, updated or started using a new program or
driver?
Try going into an administrative command prompt (find the Command
Prompt shortcut on your startmenu, right-click, chose "run as
administrator") and type
powercfg -requests
to see which processes may be using an override.

When I try this a DOS box pops up but collapses almost immediately before I can read it. I believe it is empty though.

Bob

[Thor Kottelin]

Post by Bob Newman

Post by Spalls Hurgenson
Try going into an administrative command prompt (find the Command
Prompt shortcut on your startmenu, right-click, chose "run as
administrator") and type
powercfg -requests
to see which processes may be using an override.

When I try this a DOS box pops up but collapses almost immediately
before I can
read it. I believe it is empty though.

You need to start an actual command prompt (and do it specifically 'as
administrator', not just while logged in as one). When the command prompt
is running, type the command at the prompt ('C:\Users\Bob>' or whatever).
The window should remain open until you explicitly close it.