Windows 10: physical power button stopped wprking

Discus and support physical power button stopped wprking in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; The physical power button on my Acer Aspire-5 laptop, Windows 10, has stopped working. None of the easy fixes re: messing with the power settings has... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by JustKeepOnTruckin, Jan 25, 2021.

  1. JUSTKEEPONTRUCKIN
    JustKeepOnTruckin Win User

    physical power button stopped wprking


    The physical power button on my Acer Aspire-5 laptop, Windows 10, has stopped working. None of the easy fixes re: messing with the power settings has worked. I have now found that when I go to "Change Advance Power Settings", there is no "Power buttons and lid" option showing.


    Any suggestions appreciated. TIA

    :)
     
    JustKeepOnTruckin, Jan 25, 2021
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  2. DAVIDGO
    davidgo Win User

    Is there any way to completely disable the physical power button on a laptop (running Windows 10)?

    It depends on the laptop. On many / most laptops you could open them up and physically remove the button or wedge it so that it can't be pressed (I've done this with an old Dell laptop.

    This typically can't be done in software - and, of-course, unless you take steps to prevent it there is nothing stopping someone pulling out the power and battery.
     
    davidgo, Jan 25, 2021
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  3. OOOO
    OOOO Win User
    How to disable "5 seconds power button shut off" on a laptop?

    I does not suggest you to do this, if you insist on this, try the following steps.

    1. Open Control Panel
    2. Find and click System and Security
    3. Find and click Power Options
    4. On the left hand, you will see Choose what the power button does and click it
    5. Click Change settings that are currently unavailable to be able to change the settings
    6. In When I press the power button, you can choose Do nothing


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    Hope this can help you.
     
    OOOO, Jan 25, 2021
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  4. THEMRWORF
    TheMrWorf Win User

    physical power button stopped wprking

    Physical power button doesn't work

    About two months ago, the physical power button on my Lenovo X1 Tablet (3rd gen) stopped working. It won't put the machine to sleep nor will it wake it up from sleep. I've applied all updates from Lenovo and from Microsoft. I double checked the desired behavior
    in power settings and it's set to have ALL buttons (I only have one, but hey) to put the machine to sleep.

    I've created a filter for anything related to power in the event viewer but no matter what I do, I can't find any errors from drivers or similar.

    The button works though. If the machine is off (as in completely powered down) it will power on the tablet. I've also booted into Knoppix (a Linux live DVD) and within linux, the button works just fine, a short press triggers a shutdown dialog.

    So obviously it's not a hardware issue, it's a software issue. It's as if windows doesn't know to listen to the button, since it won't even use it as a wakeup source.

    Some stats about the machine:

    OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

    Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134

    Other OS Description Not Available

    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

    System Manufacturer LENOVO

    System Model 20KJCTO1WW

    System Type x64-based PC

    System SKU LENOVO_MT_20KJ_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3

    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8650U CPU @ 1.90GHz, 2112 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

    BIOS Version/Date LENOVO N1ZET70W(1.26 ), 9/18/2018

    I'd rather not try reinstalling the machine if I can avoid it, so let me know if you need more details physical power button stopped wprking :)
     
    TheMrWorf, Jan 25, 2021
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