Why does my Windows 10 Laptop fail to hibernate sometimes?
Bingo!!! I seem to have successfully troubleshooted and resolved a similar issue with the help of this reddit post: Has anyone else noticed that their computer no longer goes to sleep automatically after updating to Windows 10?
Steps to troubleshoot:
- Using the Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report
As already mentioned by Harrymc, you can use the powercfg -energy
command to get a report of its power-use diagnostics. The result may indicate errors, warnings or other useful information and is stored here: C:\Windows\System32\energy-report.html
For example my summary report was:
Energy efficiency problems were found.
9 Errors
24 Warnings
43 Informational
See C:\WINDOWS\system32\energy-report.html for more details.
and the more detailed:
Analysis Results
Errors
System Availability Requests:System Required Request
The program has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep.
Requesting Process
\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\Connectifyd.exe
System Availability Requests:Execution Required Request
The program has made a request for execution required.
Requesting Process
\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\ratxavier\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\App\Chrome-bin\chrome.exe
System Availability Requests:System Required Request
The device or driver has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep.
Requesting Driver Instance
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8086&DEV_2807&SUBSYS_80860101&REV_1000\4&353e01dc&0&0001
Requesting Driver Device
Intel(R) Display Audio
System Availability Requests:System Required Request
A kernel component has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep.
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.
Device Name
USB Input Device
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9C31
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 20, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_045E&PID_0797
Port Path
1
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.
Device Name
USB Composite Device
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_19D2&PID_FFF1
Port Path
1,2
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.
Device Name
USB Root Hub
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_8086&PID_9C26
Port Path
CPU Utilisation:Processor utilisation is high
The average processor utilisation during the trace was high. The system will consume less power when the average processor utilisation is very low. Review processor utilisation for individual processes to determine which applications and services contribute the most to total processor utilisation.
Average Utilisation (%)
21.73
Platform Power Management Capabilities:PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) Disabled
PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) has been disabled due to a known incompatibility with the hardware in this computer.
Warnings
Platform Timer Resolution:Platform Timer Resolution
The default platform timer resolution is 15.6 ms (15625000 ns) and should be used whenever the system is idle. If the timer resolution is increased, processor power management technologies may not be effective. The timer resolution may be increased due to multimedia playback or graphical animations.
Current Timer Resolution (100 ns units)
5003
Maximum Timer Period (100 ns units)
156250
Platform Timer Resolution:Outstanding Timer Request
A program or service has requested a timer resolution smaller than the platform maximum timer resolution.
Requested Period
10000
Requesting Process ID
7800
Requesting Process Path
\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\ratxavier\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\App\Chrome-bin\chrome.exe
Platform Timer Resolution:Outstanding Timer Request
A program or service has requested a timer resolution smaller than the platform maximum timer resolution.
Requested Period
10000
Requesting Process ID
7908
Requesting Process Path
\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\ratxavier\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\App\Chrome-bin\chrome.exe
- Using powercfg -requests
Typing powercfg -requests
into a command prompt (might have to be elevated).
should tell you what programming is keeping your PC awake. For my report I got:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg -requests
DISPLAY:
None.
SYSTEM:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\Connectifyd.exe
[DRIVER] Intel(R) Display Audio (HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8086&DEV_2807&SUBSYS_80860101&REV_1000\4&353e01dc&0&0001)
An audio stream is currently in use.
[DRIVER] Legacy Kernel Caller
AWAYMODE:
None.
EXECUTION:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\ratxavier\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\App\Chrome-bin\chrome.exe
Playing audio
PERFBOOST:
None.
ACTIVELOCKSCREEN:
None.
Resolutions
-
Overriding the programming keeping windows awake. Using the command
powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE
tells windows to ignore whatever is keeping it awake and go to sleep.
For instance according to my report I had to override the Kernel Driver
and Connectifyd
process.
Note! You do not have to necessarily override it, because it the given driver might be keeping the PC awake because its in use, a good example is the Intel Audio Driver above, after stopping the audio its no longer active.
My culprit was the process - Connectifyd
.
Nevertheless to override type this commands accordingly:
powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE DRIVER "The Name of Your Device" SYSTEM
powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE PROCESS "The name of Process" SYSTEM
e.g
powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE PROCESS "\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\Connectifyd.exe" SYSTEM
Credits: Simplifyze (Reddit);Has anyone else noticed that their computer no longer goes to sleep automatically after updating to Windows 10?
Seems like the issue may be due to USB Root Hub being allowed to wake your PC. Would you try unchecking the box to see if it works? Steps below:
- Search for "Device Manager" in your start bar.
- Once Device Manager is open, near the bottom, expand "Universal Serial Bus Controllers"
- Locate "USB Root HUB". There will likely be more than one. Do steps 4-6 on each USB Root Hub.
- Right click USB Root Hub > Properties > Power Management.
- Uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer"
- OK - Test solution. If the solution doesn't work, try a reboot before rechecking the boxes.
Let us know if this works!