![]() Stop scheduled tasks from waking up computer If you don’t want any device accidentally waking up the computer, repeat the above steps for every device allowed to start the computer. Once you complete the steps, the device will no longer wake the computer in the middle of the night. Right-click the device and select the Properties option.Ĭlear the Allow this device to wake the computer option. Search for Device Manager and click the top result to open the app.Įxpand the branch with the device to configure. If you have determined a device (network card, keyboard, mouse, etc.) is waking up the computer every night, you can disable the power on feature from Device Manager using these steps: ![]() The steps below will explain the instructions to complete both scenarios. Or you can disable all wake timers on Windows 10. You can disable the device or the scheduled task individually. There are at least two solutions to prevent a device from waking up accidentally. Once you complete the steps, you’ll understand what’s waking up your computer at night or when you’re not using it. Type the following command to find out the scheduled tasks requesting to wake up the computer and press Enter: powercfg /waketimersĬonfirm whether a device and task are waking up your computer. Type the following command to determine the device waking up the computer and press Enter: powercfg /lastwake Type the following command to find out the devices allowed to wake up the computer and press Enter: powercfg /devicequery wake_armed Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. To determine if a device or scheduled task is requesting to wake up the computer, use these steps: Determine what’s waking up computer on Windows 10ĭetermine what’s waking up computer on Windows 10.This guide will teach you the steps to keep Windows 10 from waking up automatically. ![]() If your computer keeps waking up at random times, Windows 10 includes the tools to discover the reason for the problem and disable the wake timers per device, task, or globally. When you use any of these features, even though the computer isn’t functioning, it’s still able to wake up automatically to perform scheduled tasks, and peripherals (such as network card, mouse, keyboard, and others) can also switch the power state to fully functional. ![]() The system uses multiple power states, including sleep, hibernation, and hybrid. However, using these features can also cause the system to constantly wake up automatically at night or when you’re not using it. On Windows 10, the ability to put a computer to hibernate and sleep are great features to resume where you left off quickly and save battery. ![]()
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