Hybernate and other power settings

My system only randomly goes into the power settings that I have selected especially hybernation. Is there anything that I can do to make this work all the time? What are the most likely culprits?
Thanks,
Pete

 

First thing I'd do is check for a BIOS update for your machine. If you find one, load it. Your problem may well go away.

 

Hi, Pete ~

I hope you may not be unknowingly confusing 'Stand by' with 'Hibernation' as they can easily appear similar upon action.

Go to:

• 'Control Panel' > 'Performance and Maintenance' > 'Power Options'
• 'Power Schemes' tab > Put all settings on 'Never'
• 'Advanced' tab > Under 'Power buttons', put on 'Stand by'
• 'Hibernate' tab > uncheck 'Enable hibernation'
• 'Apply' > 'OK'

Some of these settings may appear slightly different depending on the OEM bundle & OS customization.

'Hibernation' is for conserving battery power on a notebook and is of no use for desktop users. 'Stand by' is primarily for notebooks, but useful for quick return from power down rather than shut down, but typically most desktop users neither use nor require it.

 

Bruce,
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my request for help. I take stand by as putting the system to sleep and that will wake up with a mouse movement. Hybernate is in a sense a "warm shutdown" that requires the on button to be pushed to get it up and running again. In both cases the system is returned to the state it was in when the action was taken.
In this case I am dealing with a desktop and hybernate, for me at least, does have some relevance when I leave the computer but don't want it to be running for many hours before my return. Therefore, I do mean to "enable hybernation ". Do the fans continue to run when the system is in "stand by "?
Pete

 

Hi, Pete ~

'Stand by' is NOT "putting the system to sleep and that will wake up with a mouse movement ".

'Hibernate' is not really in a sense a warm shutdown.

Mouse activity will affect neither of these. That only occurs in the screen saver mode, which is NOT a power management feature. You may be additionally confusing this feature with one or both of the above as well. There is no relation.

Windows saves any programs or work into RAM in 'Stand By'. 'Hibernate' mode saves them to the hard drive and is designed for notebooks. as a means of sucking less power from your battery, but it will take you considerably longer to get back to work. It only takes about 1 or 2 seconds to come back from 'Stand By' compared to a good 30 seconds or more from 'Hibernate'.

If you need faster access to your computer, set it to 'Stand By' mode rather than completely shutting down. 'Hibernate' is only useful if you have a notebook and you're worried about running out of juice, period. Since you are using a desktop, 'Hibernate' holds NO relevance for you.

The fans do NOT run at all in 'Stand by'. The computer will NOT be running for many hours before your return.

Therefore, you do not mean to enable 'Hibernation'. I am sure you are confusing 'Stand by' with 'Hibernation' as they can easily appear identical upon initiation.

Please follow the steps as I outlined for you above and you will have the system 'Stand by' upon pushing the power button enabling you to quickly return to the state it was in when the action was taken.

If you desire your system to automatically go into 'Stand by' mode at some predetermined interval, you may enable such setting under 'System standby:' on the 'Power Schemes' tab of 'Power Options'.

 

When you said "you will have the system 'Stand by' upon pushing the power button enabling you to quickly return to the state it was in when the action was taken." Did you mean that when I leave the computer for a while, I should use the power button and when I return, and again press the power button, it will come back in a few seconds without Windows complaining about an incorrect shutdown.

 

Hi, Bob ~

Yes, if you have it configured as such in the power management.

 

Hello tenbob,

Power options > advanced tab. There you will find choices in defining what the power button does.

Regards - Charles

 

The only options I have on 'Advanced' are Put an icon on the taskbar OR Require a password on returning

 

Hi tenbob,

Right below that section, there should be a section headed "Power Buttons" with a drop down menu labeled "when I press the power button on my computer ".

I have no idea why it wouldn't be there. I'm not using the "Windows classic" look, don't think that would have anything to do with it. Perhaps someone that does can confirm that.

Regards - Charles

 

No there is a lot of room for additional buttons but they are not there.