How to find out the cause of the spontaneous awakening of Windows 7 from sleep

In this article you will learn how to calculate the hardware devices and computer software, which spontaneously induce Windows 7 come out of sleep. Offered advice and most likely fit for the company's other desktop operating systems Microsoft.

A good habit to put the computer to Sleep or Hibernation Mode to reduce power consumption. But sometimes, after returning from dinner, we find that a PC with Windows 7 on board is not resting, but works in a regular manner. In such cases come to mind thoughts of universal evil and plotting around you. It is not necessary to blame the office and domestic cattle. In fact, the reason could be much more prosaic. Most likely, one of the devices of your computer or software are entitled to the awakening of the operating system from sleep. In this article you will learn how to calculate the "alarm clock" of Windows and to limit their right to spontaneous action.

If you have never used a Windows command line - it's time to get acquainted. Do not be afraid, you are not required arcane skills, just the usual manipulations with the mouse and keyboard.

Work on the command line

Open the Windows search bar and type in it cmd.exe.

Opened the window of the prehistoric species could plunge you into shock, take heart.

Enter the command line in powercfg -lastwake

Note the gaps. Here, the maximum precision is important. As a result, you will be given a device to wake the system for the last time.

It is not always above command is triggered. So it was in our case, where the outcome of the team was a null result.

But we do not stop in our arsenal there are still a team.

Introduction to line powercfg -devicequery wake_armed

Now you will learn about each of the devices having the right computer from hibernation. In our case, a reply was received Microsoft PS / 2.

We go to the Device Manager

Quick access to Device Manager, you can get all the same search Windows.

In our case, only the keyboard and mouse port has the right to withdraw the operating system from sleep mode. Double click on the appropriate device will open its properties.

If you want to disable the device to wake the computer, click the Power Management tab and uncheck the appropriate option.

Be careful not to Mach sword in all directions. Limiting absolutely all devices in the right awakening once you will not be able to return to normal operation.

Limit rights to

If you still have problems, they need to be sought not in the computer hardware and in software. To do this, run the setup of the current power plan.

Referring to supply additional parameters.

According to the tree structure to move dream and disable the timer calls.

Now the software will not bother your computer during the holidays.

conclusion

The above actions will take away from you a little time, but you will learn the "concealed" back streets of Windows 7 and will be safe to leave the computer in sleep mode, saving electricity.

It is likely that such manipulation can successfully perform in other Windows operating systems.

What advice would you give to readers Layfhakera fight spontaneous output of the operating system from sleep?