Waking Up The Windows 10 Pc

Old_Geezer | 11:45 Fri 12th Jul 2019 | Computers

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Until recently, my woman's PC would go to sleep (or whatever state it is) when left unattended, but would come back reasonably quickly if a keyboard key was touched, or the mouse moved. Used to do the latter as didn't lick the thought of it accepting keyboard input and putting something somewhere.

Now though, the mouse doesn't wake the PC up. Keyboard still does but it's slow to come up. Have checked it in the device manager and the 'wake up PC' box for the mouse is definitely ticked, so it isn't that.

Anyone have any possible solution ? TIA

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TonyV

Maybe do a defray , do you have any antivirus software that may be slowing things up?

TonyV

^^^^ defrag

TonyV

Just a personal opinion but I don't like Windows 10, Windows 7 for me.

Old_Geezer

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It's one of them there memory type "disks" so don't think a defrag would do much. Thanks anyway. Most annoying is the lack of a mouse wake up.

TonyV

OG can you do complete reset?

TonyV

Or try mouse in a different puter to make sure it's functions?

Old_Geezer

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Functions when the PC has awoken. And I have both cabled and wired mouseses and neither wake the PC any more.

In what way a complere reset ?

Old_Geezer

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I get so sick of these typos that aren't visible when reading through prior to answering >:-(

CrapAtCryptics

Have you checked through your power plan options to see if something has been changed. Right click on the desktop - select display settings then power & sleep.

TonyV

If u look In windows options it will give options to do system reset to take it back to factory settings but you will loose everything, but should be option to clean the hard drive without any data removed so will just get rid of any "rubbish" on the hard drive

Old_Geezer

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Thanks I'll check when I can. As for system reset, one has to change so much from the defaults it would be far too much hassle. Cheers.

Old_Geezer

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Ah, finally.
powercfg.exe /hibernate off
powercfg.exe /hibernate on
seems to have worked.
Now to give myself a 'best answer' ;-)

Old_Geezer

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Oh... seems it's funny to work once then not the next time >:-(

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