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    Windows 7 Managing Sleep Blockers: Alternatives to Powercfg with GUI Options

    If a game or video is running, the computer will not go to sleep, which I want it to after the specified idling. Is there any alternative to "powercfg" to manage sleepblockers? IE a graphical userinterface? I cannot make "powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE XXX" work, IE when a user has an audiostream...
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    Windows 8 Fix for Surface RT Battery Life

    If you upgraded to the Windows 8.1 preview before the RTM was available on your Surface RT, you may have noticed that your connected standby battery life has been significantly reduced. During the preview, turning on (yes, turning ON) Bluetooth acted as a fix. The problem actually lies within...
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    Windows 7 Powercfg report and computer not going to sleep

    So after reading a lot about how to run the report and open it (yes it does not open from the CMD prompt) I was able to find the PCI vendor and device code and ascertain I have the latest drivers from those manufacturers (Gigabyte and ALI). Mainly the USB Root Hub and the USB Mass Storage items...
  4. Saltgrass

    Windows 8 Powerfcg /sleepstudy added in 8.1-has anyone tried it?

    I was looking at the switches for the powercfg utility and noticed there seemed to be a new one in 8.1, /sleepstudy. When I try it, the message says it will not run on my system. Has anyone tried it yet?
  5. M

    Windows 8 PC only powers on from sleep

    I was running Windows 7 for a long time with no problem. It would sleep and wake up just fine. One day, it would not go to sleep any more. I never got to fix it before upgrading to Windows 8. After upgrading, the system still would not go to sleep. I did some research and basically found...
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    Windows 8 Missing Energy Report After Running Powercfg -energy: Need Help Locating the File

    I've run the Powercfg -energy and got the following reports - A) 14 errors B) 13 warnings C) 21 Informational Then I read the following at the end of this exciting report - "See C:\Windows\System32\energy-report.html for more details. But I can go into the Windows\System32...
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    Windows 7 Laptob wakes up by itself after sleep

    My laptop wakes up for no reason after I put it to sleep. I unplugged my USB things and it still doesn't solve. When I do powercfg -lastwake it gives me this: Wake History [0] Wake Source Count - 1 Type: Fixed Feature Power Button Help! This does not have to do with an outdated driver(Most...
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    Windows 7 Laptop keeps waking up from Sleep on its own when on battery!

    Hi. I'm somewhat familiar, with this site. I have been getting this problem a lot, lately. My laptop just wakes up from Sleep, while on battery. It's soooo annoying! I have this info from a CMD command. Maybe, it's relevant? Info: Command I entered on Command Prompt: PowerCFG -LastWake ...
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    Windows 7 Optimizing Sleep Mode: Insights from My Powercfg Energy Report Warnings

    Should I tweak anything? I just tried "powercfg -energy" today and it shows about 15 warnings in my Energy Report.. Link Removed due to 404 Error The reason I did this is because my computer does not wake up from sleep mode sometimes. :mad:
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 (Vista too): shutdown and power on again, almost like a reboot but not exactly

    Hello to everyone! :D I am writing in the hope of finding a solution to a serious problem I'm experiencing, certainly not tied to a software problem but one that I hope we can find a work around by software. My laptop (an HP DV3-2350EL i3 330m cpu and ATI Radeon HD4550 discrete graphics) has...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 does not sleep

    My Windows 7 desktop will not enter automatic or manual sleep. In both cases the computer does an "unsuccessful shutdown". I have to cycle power to reboot the computer. Restart and Shutdown work normally. I have enabled automatic sleep with both Power Options, powercfg, and BIOS. powercfg...
  12. msfanboy98

    Windows 7 free up 4gb of space by deleting hibernate

    open up command prompt (cmd) and type this in to disable hibernate powercfg –h off
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    Windows 7 Powercfg -Energy error message

    I am having trouble with my machine not going into sleep mode after the specified time. I ran Powercfg -Energy and got the following message. System Availability Requests:System Required Request The program has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep. Requesting...
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    Windows 7 Resume from Hibernation stops with 0x9A

    On a brand new, freshly installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 i get the following error when resuming from Hibernate: "Your computer can't come out of hibernation. Status 0xc000009a" No other info, no reference to any file such as hyberfil.sys..... I have tried to "powercfg -h on/off", reboot...
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    Windows 7 Hibernate Feature not Working

    I've installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit intomy Toshiba Laptop. Before I activated the Windows 7, the Hibernate feature is working fine. After I've keying in the License Key, the Hibernate Feature is keep going to Sleeping Mode. The exact output when I type this at an elevated command prompt...
  16. mlinskiy87

    Windows 7 BSOD when going into sleep mode and after hibernation

    This has been an ongoing thing for quiet some time now. Can't put my finger on it. HP tx2113cl Windows 7 Ultimate x86. I rolled back the drivers on ACPI under System Devices in Device Manager and it worked but only for one time. I've tried using different Nvidia drivers but still no success...
  17. ichessblumen

    Windows 7 [Help]Win 7, no network after Standby/Hibernate

    Hello all, I ran out of options to solve the following problem and I need your advice. After return from standby or hibernating the network and internet connection did not re-establish. The eventviewer ( I typed "eventvwr.exe" in the "Run" window) shows that the DHCP server( which's my...
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    Windows 7 Tip of the Week: Get a Free Power Efficiency Report for Your PC

    Windows 7 includes a little-known command line utility called powercfg.exe that can, among other things, provide you with a power efficiency diagnostics report that details which applications, processes, and drivers are wrecking havoc with your PC's power management capabilities. Link Removed...
  19. Warsick

    Windows 7 Energy Report Batch File

    So recently I stumbled across the feature to view my energy report via cmd prompt and the following input powercfg -energy -output "f:\Energy Report\energy-report.html" I'm trying to create an autorun program on my flash drive where the command automatically runs and saves a log onto my...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Sleep Command

    Hi, I'm new of here. Could anyone tell me the sleep command of Windows 7? I have try that: Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep but it doesn't work, it will become hibenate. My powercfg C:\>powercfg -a 此系統有以下幾種睡眠狀態: 待命 ( S1 S3 ) 休眠 混合式睡眠 此系統缺乏以下幾種睡眠狀態: 待命 (S2)...
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