Windows 10: Laptop keeps switching on from standby and hibernate - FIRE RISK!!

I am deeply troubled, my laptop wakes up from standby and even hibernate by itself. There are many stories of this and many solutions, all of which I have tried.


But it boils down to one thing, Microsoft have no OS level safeguard against something that could potentially burn someone's house down. Sometimes I leave my laptop in standby in my bag. I wake up in the morning and the laptop fans are whirring away and the laptop and bag hot to touch.


I am an IT professional of 25 years. A Microsoft Windows Server consultant, an advanced Windows user in every regard. Traditionally, I've been able to resolve every problem I've encountered. If not using natively available options then by writing some batch file or app to take care of it....but not this time. I am completely stumped.


Microsoft have engineered an OS that they want to control the versioning and updates for but this goes too far when I want to have my PC off and Microsoft wants it on. The problem could be related to updates or something else, the diagnosis is very difficult.


I've tried everything now.



1. Ensured wake up timers are disabled under all profiles under power options


2. Ensured no device in device manager has the ability to wake up my laptop in theory setting 1 should over ride that? and BOTH my Ethernet and Wifi have Wake On LAN disabled.


3. Used various methods to disable the UpdateOrchestra 'wake this computer options' finally worked. This is difficult but in the end a method using Sysinternal tools did it. The wake settings have not returned as of yet.


4. Used group policy to tell Windows it cannot wake up my computer for updates under Windows Components


5. Unplugged all my USB peripherals.


6. In BIOS settings, disabled anything that can intefere with my PCs state. Wake on LAN, wake on USB input etc.


The powercfg /lastwake command tells me it's the USB 3.0 host but this is false information. In any case, why does disabling wake timers and disabling 'this device can wake up my PC' settings not achieve anything?


What I choose to do with my hardware is my business and Microsoft Windows should not have the ability to intefere with that in any regard. I ASK AGAIN, WHERE IS THE ONE STOP OPTION TO PREVENT THE OS FROM WAKING UP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE???

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Desktop Shutdown and Standby/Hibernate Icons

I discovered some time ago a simple means of adding two desktop icons to cover Shutdown and Standby/Hibernate. I now use these icons all the time as it avoids using the Start procedure, which I never use at all unless I wish to Restart immediately after shutdown. Even then, I tend to use my desktop icons. Just close the browser, click the desktop icon and it is done.

On your desktop, right click the free space, then click new shortcut, you get a Wizard, copy/paste the command for the location type from one of the below commands (in this case, %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState ). Then click Next. You are asked to give it a title - Standby, Hibernate or Shutdown, I suggest using "Standby/Hibernate", click Finish.

Shutdown: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s
Reboot: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r
Logoff: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -l
Standby: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
Hibernate: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate
I have listed Hibernate for reference only, as the Hibernate desktop icon does not work for systems reasons, Hibernate can only be achieved by manually using the Power Options properties panel.

Use CNTRL+C to copy and CNTRL+V to paste.

Hibernate is automatic if the Hibernate box is checked in the Power Options properties panel. If the box is not checked, then Standby is automatic. You have to select this box to give you the option you want.

Standby is more convenient if you are using the PC constantly, it is a quicker recovery, but has a power trickle. For long periods of absence, use Hibernate, it is much slower in recovering, but effectively shuts your computer down.

The Power options panel is found by Control Panel>Power Options>Hibernate.

The two desktop icons created can be changed by Right clicking the icon then Properties>Change icon>Browse>Windows 32>shell32dll>select icon>OK>Apply>OK
You now have two brand new icons on your desktop for Shutdown and Standby/Hibernate. It works a treat.

My icons are :-

 

Laptop Video Garbled After Standby / Hibernate

Turn off hibernate/standby

Right click an empty spot on the desktop, go to properties, select the screensaver tab, and on the bottom of the page click the power button. In this menu turn off all hibernate/standby features.

 

Artifacts when exiting standby & hibernation

when you are all talking about "divider" i think you mean "smallest frequency step with the current divider" ..

i havent found a way how a non-pnp kernel mode driver can get notified of power events like standby/hibernate