1,950 questions
1,950 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off tags
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How can I stop my wireless mouse from waking my computer in the bag, Windows 11 23H2
I close my computer and put it in my bag and it sleeps with my mouse inside, and by the time I get to my destination, my computer will overheat in the bag and the battery will be drained because the mouse woke it up. Sometimes the mouse doesn't wake it…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2025-12-02T05:19:16.9733333+00:00
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Bueze Ezennia
0
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commented 2025-12-06T08:27:22.86+00:00
Bueze Ezennia
0
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My Computer is missing a bunch of power plans in control panel, Windows 11 23H2
So as I said in the title, my computer doesn't have the performance power plan or the power saver plan, this is really annoying because, I set the balanced power plan to hibernate at 10% battery, however since my power mode in settings is performance…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-12-02T04:58:32.9933333+00:00
Bueze Ezennia
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edited a comment 2025-12-06T07:57:12.0333333+00:00
Bueze Ezennia
0
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Computer Restarts in Sleep or Does not Complete Wake Up Fully
Hi Microsoft Community, I’ve been facing an issue with Windows 11 on my PC, and I’m hoping someone here can help. When I leave my PC to automatically sleep, I come back only to find that the computer has actually restarted while it was asleep. The…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
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Boot problems with windows 11
Lately i booted up windows in my laptop after a couple of months of not doing so (using another os) and it took the liberty to modify my boot order, and also turned off and tried to http boot in the middle of the night a couple times. Is that normal?.…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-12-05T17:50:34.56+00:00
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Máximo Quinzano
0
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commented 2025-12-05T20:31:12.7233333+00:00
Máximo Quinzano
0
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4 answers
Locked Keyboard at Start Up
When I power up my computer the keyboard is locked up. Can't enter pin, must restart computer every time. Get this Message prior to hitting restart, "If you restart now, you and other people using this PC could lose unsaved work." My old…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-12-03T22:00:36.7633333+00:00
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Erin Selover
0
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commented 2025-12-05T05:02:23.8333333+00:00
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Ivan B
86,955
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Independent Advisor
1 answer
Windows 11 is not charging
after getting windows 11 my windows 11 is not charging after a year still in warranty. the little red light does not pop up
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-10-30T21:44:10.31+00:00
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ghost_nsw64iscool
0
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commented 2025-12-04T22:52:32.1166667+00:00
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Patricia Champion
0
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7 answers
Power light blinks once per second though Win 11 PC appears to be operating normallly
My Win 11 PC (fully updated) seems to be operating normally BUT the power light flashes once per second. I tried shutting down the PC and removing the power cord for several minutes and then starting everything up again. Still the flashing, though…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
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"Shut down" button doesn't actualy shut the computer down
I'm using Windows 11 Pro (build 26200.7309) on a custom-built PC, and I've been facing one issue regarding multiple users. There are two users, A (mine, with admin privileges), and B (my girlfriend's). Every time she finishes up using the computer, she…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-12-04T16:25:25.9366667+00:00
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rdgo_
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answered 2025-12-04T16:58:59.6833333+00:00
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Sumit D - IA
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Lock screen
When I start my computer there is Lock screen. When I try to sign in the keyboard is frozen both letters and numbers. If i shut down my computer and try again the same thing happens. However, if I restart my computer everything works fine. I'm tired…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
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Previous shutdown unexpected
Win 11 Pro 25H2 running on desktop PC with i7-9700, 16 GB RAM, NVidia GPU. Since updating to 25H2 about two weeks ago, I see Event ID 6008 in Event Viewer every morning after PC is cold booted. Never saw this error while running Win 11 23H2, or Win 10…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
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BSOD after sleep
Hello, Would appreciate some help from the community on this BSOD issue. I didn’t even know it was a BSOD issue at first – the problem is that the laptop (HP Probook) doesn’t wake from sleep properly. Closing the lid or sending it to sleep via the power…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-12-01T23:39:58.73+00:00
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Johannes Contag
20
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commented 2025-12-03T01:23:28.27+00:00
Johannes Contag
20
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2 answers
challenge phrase appears after each start
recently, not sure it this happened after the last update, everytime I start my pc i am sked for challenge phase BEFORE i login. this seems to happen only if I shutdown the pc over night,, not when i have logged in and restart. i am worried that a virus…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-27T07:42:15.2533333+00:00
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Mehrdad Ordoukhani
0
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commented 2025-12-01T06:34:28.8666667+00:00
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Lucus-V
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automatic restarting PC saying Memory_Management
system auto restarts. here are some important files like screenshot of event viewer and dmp file and so on regarding the issue. OneDrive link
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-30T01:42:44.65+00:00
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ASHISH
0
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answered 2025-12-01T01:29:45.92+00:00
Gunasekar N
49,720
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Independent Advisor
2 answers
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BSOD When Shutting down PC
hello i recently powered off my brand new pc and then i came across a BSOD i used to hold shift button and shutdown often and i have never experienced this before, the BSOD showed me this error message ATTEMPTED_SWITCH_FROM_DPC (b8) i ran the dump file…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-30T15:30:21+00:00
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ole-fredrik lindgard
20
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accepted 2025-11-30T18:04:54.98+00:00
ole-fredrik lindgard
20
Reputation points
2 answers
Windows 11: How to force shutdown after idle for say 30 mins. PC always seems to be busy
Using W11 home, I'm trying to force shutdown after say 30 mins of idle. Task scheduler should do this, but it doesn't seem to work, perhaps because, judging by the SSD activity light, Windows does something every minute or two, so the timer restarts.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-30T11:52:58.7266667+00:00
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Simon Brew
0
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answered 2025-11-30T12:39:27.6133333+00:00
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Igor Leyko
107.6K
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Independent Advisor
4 answers
My Windows 11 PC keeps shutting down randomly.
I have a fairly new (12 months) Windows PC and lately - in the last day or so - it's started to shut itself off and restart in a fairly random fashion that doesn't seem to be heat-related. I've re-set the power management just in case and that's not…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-27T02:40:44.4633333+00:00
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Paul Addicoat
20
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answered 2025-11-30T00:27:44.8733333+00:00
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Lester Bernard Reyes
67,515
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Independent Advisor
1 answer
Windows 11 Not Shutting Down or Hibernating on HP Envy x360 (Refurbished Board + Custom BIOS) – Need Help Identifying Fix
Hello Microsoft Community, I am facing a persistent issue with my HP Envy x360 – 13-ar0074au laptop. After a specific Windows 11 update (not sure which one), my laptop no longer shuts down, restarts, or hibernates properly. The screen goes black, but the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-29T04:19:00.6766667+00:00
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Sheikh Faisal Ahmed
0
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answered 2025-11-29T04:19:20.7233333+00:00
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Battery not charging.
The battery of my laptop has been at 0% over 24 hours ago and I reached out to one of your representatives who tried to install a software/driver but could not get the problem completely resolved for time. He gave me some steps to follow but that did not…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-28T23:44:00.3333333+00:00
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Oludare Adeneye
20
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accepted 2025-11-29T02:49:06.38+00:00
Oludare Adeneye
20
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1 answer
Power & battery settings for screen and sleep changes itself to 'Never' (Windows 11 Pro)
Hello, I have a relatively new Lenovo Slim 7i with Windows 11 all up to date that I've barely used and yet whenever I do, I've been noticing odd, frustrating changes in my settings. I personally always set my Power & Battery settings to be at 5 mins…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
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2 answers
How to get Verr Num automatically activated when starting windows ?
How to get "Verr num" automatically set on when starting my computer ?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,950 questions
asked 2025-11-28T10:21:33.67+00:00
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Jean-Marc Morel
0
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answered 2025-11-28T10:58:43.32+00:00
DaveM121
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