Windows 10: PC turning itself on from hibernation

My pc has recently decided to start turning itself on in the middle of the night, while its supposed to be hibernating (I'm not sure yet if it is also affected during a normal shut-down). I also haven't managed to lock down the exact time (if there is one) that this happens.

From some digging I did, some people seemed to think that the task scheduler was doing things by itself. I identified two task that looked like they might fit the criteria (below) - are either of these likely to be causing the spontaneous turn-ons, and what's the safest way to resolve this?

https://i.imgur.com/zKLi3Ya.png?1
https://i.imgur.com/lUw7bLV.png?1

:)

 

Windows 10 Updates

Let it go to sleep mode it will wake and do it.

Let it go into hibernate mode, if newer it will wake and do it.

Why not just restart the PC and let it start doing the update before or when you go to bed. It can do it and turn itself off with sleep 30 minutes later then it will automatically hibernate(power off) 3 hrs after.

Newer pc's can wake at 3am, older pc's will not wake from hibernate & the next time you turn it on it will do the update.

 

pc wakes up itself

Since my windows 10 upgrade from 8.1 my pc wakes up by itself after a minute in hibernate mode.

 

Could you accidentally be pressing a k or moving the mouse ? This wakes my machine up

 

Definitely not, it happens while I'm asleep on my desk

 

Have you tried disabling "allow wake timers" in the power settings ?
(change advanced power settings/sleep)

 

And why would you sleep on your desk? I would find that most uncomfortable. I like to sleep in a bed with someone special next to me *Biggrin

Also, in addition to the earlier suggestion, check to see how you have configured to be woken eg options such as wake on LAN etc

 

Automatic Maintenance by default runs at 2 AM and wakes the PC.
See this tutorial to change those settings and see if this is what is waking the PC:
Automatic Maintenance - Change Settings in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Thank you! Hopefully that will fix it *Smile

 

Usually when you are Hibernated you stay in an effective "Off" state. The only way it would wake is if you have any "Wake on Lan" (WAOL) happening- But I thought you're system had to be in "sleep" mode for that to happen? I've never heard of it happening if a machine is hibernated. And you're sure it was hibernated, not just in sleep mode? Because sometimes certain makes of MB's or Store Bought systems are stubborn about actually GOING into Hibernation, I always set Hibernation in the Advanced Power Settings, as the main function of the physical power button- And I set a secondary button to the Windows Start Button.

 

This is definitely happening from hibernate, and it is fully in hibernate, not some silly sleep mode (fan, battery, everything goes off, zero power consumption). I need to leave it a few more nights to see if its resolved. Its also almost certainly something to do with the Win 10 update, was never a problem on win 7.

 

I'm curious, is your issue resolved ?

 

I had the same issue with a Windows 7 machine, there was something scheduled and it would keep waking the machine to do it. So it has to be something to do with Updates. Check the tutorials on how to set WU to "Notify Only"

 

@DavidE: It hasnt happened for a week so i presume so (thread marked as solved to reflect).

@XweAponX: WU in win10 cannot be set to notify only. Its settings range from "downright stupid" to "you don't actually own this PC any more".

 

Well you can't set it from within settings, you have to use Group Policy Editor. But you can only use that in Pro Systems. (Edit) but I feel your frustration.