corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWindows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that waywww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1466arrow-down121cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1445arrow-down1external-linkWindows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that waywww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square115fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoBtw, if my pc wakes up seconds after if try to manually via XfCE power menu, but sleeps fine by itself (20 minutes inactivity), what could that be?
minus-squaredrugo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoCheck journal, you should see either an error or a wakeup reason
minus-squarepete_the_cat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoCheck the BIOS/firmware, there are different sleep states for Windows and Linux that can be configured. Some just refuse to sleep properly. I had a Dell laptop that would sleep and then wake up when I closed the lid and then stay awake.
Btw, if my pc wakes up seconds after if try to manually via XfCE power menu, but sleeps fine by itself (20 minutes inactivity), what could that be?
Check journal, you should see either an error or a wakeup reason
Check the BIOS/firmware, there are different sleep states for Windows and Linux that can be configured. Some just refuse to sleep properly. I had a Dell laptop that would sleep and then wake up when I closed the lid and then stay awake.