PC Won't Wake From Sleep or Keeps Waking Up

Restart Windows

Restart the PC before changing power settings.

Update drivers

Install current:

  • GPU drivers

  • Chipset drivers

  • Network drivers

Check which device woke the PC

Open Terminal as Administrator and run:

powercfg /lastwake

You can also run:

powercfg /devicequery wake_armed

This shows devices currently allowed to wake your computer.

Check mouse and network adapter settings

Open Device Manager.

Under the device's Power Management settings, disable:

Allow this device to wake the computer

if you do not want that device waking the PC.

Update BIOS

Sleep compatibility issues can sometimes be corrected through motherboard BIOS updates.

Only update BIOS using your manufacturer's official instructions.