Windows 10: Windows detecting power button activation without physical press

Hi Folks,My computer has begun waking from sleep prematurely, with the listed reason as "Power button". I have wake timers currently disabled, but as the 'power button' is hardware, it's allowed through. Does anyone have any troubleshooting tips for figuring out why the power button is activating?

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Press physical power button won't turn off computer when not login

I'm running windows 10 home edition on Intel NUC mini computer. When computer startup without login, if I press physical power button, windows has no response and not turn off. If hold power button for long seconds, it restart windows, then press power button
again, it shut down.

Physical power button works to turn off computer when:

1. If login windows, everything works gracefully.

2. If login and login out, it works.

3. In any case, restart the computer and not login, it works.

It just never work when computer started and not login! Wired behavior. But this is the must behavior we need. Because the computer is sealed in a box, without keyboard, without mouse, without display. When computer starts, a scheduled task launched and
run a program in the background to interactive with a wireless device. When user press power button, we just want it to trigger system shut down event to turn off computer, just the same as user press shutdown button by mouse.

 

When I press the power button sleep, hibernated, or power down don't work my screen goes off but not my pc

Hi,

Thank you for the update.

To assist you better, I would like to know when exactly you had received this error. Are you able to boot the computer?

The following steps detail how to change what happens when the power button is pressed.

By default the power button will tell the computer to shut down, if it is not set to shut down, please follow the below steps.

• In the Windows search box enter ‘Power Options’ and click on it when it appears in the list.
• On the left of the window, click on the ‘Choose what power buttons do’ link
• Under ‘When I press the power button’ choose the option you want to change it to
  Shut Down.
• Click ‘Save changes’ to save the changes.

If the issue persists, I suggest you to run the Power troubleshooter and check if it helps.

Follow these steps to run Power troubleshooter:

1. Type troubleshooting in the search bar.

2. Select Troubleshooting.

3. Select View all on the top left corner.

4. Click on Power.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

6. Check if issue persists.

After performing the power troubleshooter, please perform the steps that has been provided above.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 power button not working

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

If your physical power button is not responding when your computer is running despite being able to turn on the laptop, it seems like a setting or software issue. You've done well to update your chipset driver, BIOS, and Windows.

Here are a few more steps you can try:

1. Check Power Button Settings:
   
   • Right-click the Start button and select "Power Options".
     
   • Click on "Choose what the power button does" on the left side of the window.
     
   • Make sure the "When I press the power button" option is set to "Shut down" or "Sleep" based on your preference.
     
   • Click "Save changes".
     
2. Turn off Fast Startup:
   
   • Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > System Settings.
     
   • Click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable".
     
   • Under "Shutdown settings", uncheck the box that says "Turn on fast startup".
     
   • Click "Save changes" and restart your PC.
     
3. Run the Power Troubleshooter:
   
   • Go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional troubleshooters.
     
   • Find and run the "Power" troubleshooter.
     
4. Try a Different Power Plan:
   
   • Go to Power Options (as in step 1).
     
   • Try using a different power plan like "Balanced" or "High performance".
     
5. Reset Power Plans to Default:
   
   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator (right-click on Start button > Command Prompt (Admin)).
     
   • Type powercfg –restoredefaultschemes then press enter.
     
   • Restart your PC.
     

Please let me know if you need any further assistance. Thank you.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist