power settings

Hi, recently I've noticed that when I close my laptop that it won't go to sleep so when I went to change the "when lid closed" options in my power settings they wern't there. I also checked in the power button settings to the side. Any ideas as to why? Link Removed

Starting about 4 days ago my computer gave me a BSOD, and from then on it would hardlock (followed by a BSOD 2-4min later) approx. 1 hour from when I started it up. I tested/stress tested everything I could think of. I made sure my power settings didn't turn anything off. I used HD Tuner to...

im having trouble with my windows 7 computer, its not wanting to stay off once in sleep or hibernate mode. im having trouble diagnosing which piece of hardware (or software if possible) is causing my issue. can anyone help me? is there a program that can monitor my hardware and programs...

​I use file sharing with all my data files on my desktop. When my desktop goes to sleep I cannot access my data files from my wireless laptop. How can I wake up my desktop without going to the desktop and wiggling the mouse?

I have been experiencing BSOD for a while now. Everytime I close my laptop lid, it turns off after a few seconds because of the BSOD. My power settings are set to sleep when the lid is closed. SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED 0x0000007e Caused by driver: ntoskrnl.exe Caused by address...

I have been using sleep mode for a while. Until recently, I had to re-install my OS due to some troubleshooting and hardware issues. Now my PC won't wake up from sleep mode with the new install. She goes to sleep, and when I try to wake her up, she powers on, for like 2 seconds and then shuts...

System : - intel core i5 2500 @3.30 Mboard :- ASRock H61M/U3S3 Mem :- DDR3 2x2048 pc3-10700 (667 Mhz) Graphics :- Nvidia Gforce GTX 560 Ti Since getting my new computer i have had many different and varied blue screen crashes, I have since sent it back to the manufacturer who replace the memory...

Hello i have some issues with my wireless internet on my laptop when i play an online game, sometimes the internet disconnects I use a D-link router. I have tried to uncheck IPv6, and uncheck the 'Allow computer to turn off this device to save power'. I have an Intel R WiFi Link 5100 AGN and...

Hi folks, This week (possibly after an automatic upgrade), my Windows 7 PC changed its sleep behaviour. Previously, it would emerge from sleep mode without going to the login screen. As of ~4 days ago, it now does. I double-checked Power Options' Advanced Settings. For every power plan...

Hi there, I have changed all the settings under display to ensure that when my laptop is unplugged, the brightness is always on full, I can visibly see this in the settings. I have had this set-up on previous installations of Windows 7, but this time when I installed, it seems to ignore my...

Fixes an issue in which the handle count of the Svchost.exe process that hosts the power service increases on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when a WMI query is triggered by using the... More...

Fixes an issue in which the handle count of the Svchost.exe process that hosts the power service increases on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when a WMI query is triggered by using the... More...

this computer now goes to sleep for no reason I have looked in the power control and nothing is maked to close down at any time where else controls this thanks

Hi! First I would kindly ask forum admins to transfer my topic to more suitable subfolder, I really don't know here to post my problem. Thanks. Now to the problem. I have Asus N55SF laptop, with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit. Also, I have 2 external hard drives. One with USB 3.0, and one USB 2.0...

I've been having this trouble on my laptop where the power setting just changes at will. I usually put it at power saving when i use it to write but it just takes 10-20 seconds before it by itself changes to High performance. Its been doing this all day today, does anyone know why it would be...

I wanted to start this thread to warn people about things that have come up during my time testing Windows 8. The largest things that I was hoping to put out is the stuff that is a major break down, and could cause your system to have to be cold shutdown. That was the major idea I had, but...

I have a dual monitor system with W-7 Pro Power settings are to turn off the display after one hour and has been doing that for a year. A couple of days ago, System just started to turn off the displays after about 60 seconds. They come right back with a mouse shake or keyboard tap. Set for 1...

When your Windows-based computer has been idle for an amount of time that is sufficient to make your hard disk turn off, your hard disk may not turn off. For example, even though your setting is set to 3 minutes, your hard disk might not turn off until... More...

Hello, When my computer running (Windows 7 64 bit) tries to sleep I have found that Windows cannot sleep but it freezes the computer and I get white noise from the speakers. The keyboard or mouse do not work. The only thing I can do is do a restart by pressing the restart button. It hasn't...

Hi My USB power doesn't restore from sleep. I't used to. The only recent change was after installing the HP WiFi mouse. The mouse was a disaster and was returned. I now have a logitec Link Removed - Invalid URL but alas when coming out of sleep my USB power doesn't restore anymore. I...