Diagnosing a Windows standby exit problem
1 min read · Updated 23 September 2023
Hello,
A new video showing how to diagnose a standby exit problem in Windows.
This can be useful if your computer wakes from sleep or boots unexpectedly.
For Windows standby problems, see this video:
https://www.altf4-formation.fr/en/diagnose-a-monitoring-problem-under-windows
Commands used in the video
# Show information about what took the PC out of the last standby.powercfg -lastwake# Or (powercfg accepts -or / for parameters)powercfg /lastwake# List the peripherals that can wake the PC from standbypowercfg -devicequery wake_armed# Check whether wake-up timers are activepowercfg -waketimers# List enabled scheduled tasks that can wake the PC from standbyGet-ScheduledTask | Where-Object { ($_.settings.waketorun) -and ($_.State -ne "Disabled") }# Display events related to the watchGet-WinEvent -ProviderName Microsoft-Windows-Power-Troubleshooter | Out-GridViewVideo : Diagnosing a Windows standby exit problem
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