Hi Geethu B,
Re: Method 1 from your first post is horrible, it did nothing but change settings I had manually set the way I wanted them to something else and did absolutely nothing to the wake settings regarding either software or hardware!
So that just created extra work for me to comb through the power settings and return my display sleep timers computer hibernate timers etc to the way I had them.
The insolent program doesn't even ask you if its OK to make each of those changes, it just applies them as if it owned the computer. Much of Microsoft's software acts in an insufferably patronizing way.
Re: Method 2 from your first post should have a disclaimer added, that it is only useful for the computer-iliterate, and those capable of following simple instructions for using the CMD command line can save themselves a ton of time over
all that rebooting and letting windows do stuff on its own, thats most likely not what you want.
Its not that hard to explain to: press "Windows key + S" type "CMD" into the box, hit enter, then right click on the CMD icon that comes up, click "Run as Administrator:
Then explain how to use commands like:
powercfg -lastwake
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
And the device manager.
Lastly, Microsoft needs to tell people about disabling software wake timers like Windows Update, so it will only update if the computer is on anyway and not wake it up to do that. Especially given that windows update generally fails to put the computer
back into hibernation after its done, or shut it down, if it was off.
Otherwise, you not only pollute your room with electro-smog from the WiFi adapter all night while you're sleeping, but your battery may be run down when you wake up in the morning.
Computers and their software should be servants to their owners, not masters.
Re: Method 3 from your second post: Don't automatically assume that user changes caused the issue and therefore the "default" power plan will fix things. Far from it, as Microsoft's default configuration allows all sorts of wake triggers,
including mouse movement. Imagine you just move the mouse out of your way at the desk, or even just bump your table and bang, computer turns itself on. And like I said, there's the Windows Update wake timer, that none of your "Methods" will fix.
Some Windows updates may fix important security holes, but the computer is really not at risk while its turned off!So it should be an obvious and clear choice offered in the Windows Update settings - a simple check box to wake or not to wake for updates
- not requiring anyone to dig into the bowels of windows to relieve that kind of annoyance.
For the infernally patronizing Windows 10 for example, even doing the following is not enough:
Control Panel > Power Options > Change Power Plan Settings > Advanced > then scroll down to "sleep" > open "Allow Wake Timers" > click to disable.
This works in Windows 7 and Windows 8, but in Windows 10, Microsoft will unbelievably just change the settings back on its own!
I just had windows 10 for one month and had to revert to windows 8.1, because Microsoft is seriously trying to take over control of MY computer.
In Texas, this would be considered trespassing.
