In Windows 10, problems with hibernation mode, unfortunately, are observed quite often. This is especially pronounced after a system update or a “clean” installation. Laptops and computers can spontaneously “fall asleep” and “wake up”. But basically the problem is that Windows 10 does not wake up from sleep mode. There are several basic solutions to this case.
What is sleep mode and hibernation
These circuits were designed specifically to save battery power by putting computer devices in low power mode.
Upon exit, all active applications and documents are kept open. After a certain period of time, the user can work with them without losing important information (for example, after absence from the workplace). But in Windows 10, problems with setting up such transitions are more common than in versions of a lower rank. Consider several ways to get out of this situation.
How to disable sleep mode in Windows 10
The simplest and most logical solution to the problem is to deactivate sleep mode. This applies to cases where the system spontaneously goes into sleep mode, and situations where it can not get out of it.
To disable hibernation, go to the standard "Control Panel" (you can use the control command in the "Run" menu, called by the Win + R key combination) and select the power section there. In laptops, you can access these settings by clicking on the battery icon in the system tray.
In the settings of the current plan there is a special field responsible for putting the computer into sleep mode. How to disable sleep mode in Windows 10? Yes, just opposite this line you need to uncheck and save the changes.
In the case when hibernation is still needed, the question may arise how to change the time of sleep mode. Settings are made in the same section in the display off field. In the additional parameters, you can set the time period of inactivity of the system, after which the hard drives will be disconnected. Windows 10 can exit the hibernation mode when any actions are displayed (keystrokes, touching the mouse, on laptops - opening the cover, etc.).
You can also make adjustments if you use the options section from the Start menu, which is the second version of the Control Panel.
Windows 10 does not wake up: disabling Quick Launch
However, the above actions, when the hibernation mode must be activated without fail, do not always help, and the computer or laptop does not want to “wake up” with enviable persistence.
To resolve such problems in the same section, use the power button action line located on the left side of the screen. At your discretion, you can disable all fields for a button or actions with a lid, but most importantly, remove the “bird” from the line of the recommended quick start inclusion in the shutdown parameters, and then save the changes.
Checking the relevance of the video driver
But this is not the end of the problem. Very often, the reason that Windows 10 does not wake up from sleep mode can be problems with the video card. In particular, this concerns driver conflicts. And here, too, there may be several solutions.
In the most primitive case, you can try just updating the driver. To do this, you will need to log into the “Device Manager” (either from the “Control Panel”, or from the computer administration section, or simply by the devmgmt.msc command in the “Run” menu).
Here you need to find the installed graphics adapter, right-click on the context menu and use the driver update line. In this case, specify automatic search. The system itself will find the most relevant data and update it.
In some cases, it may be reported that the current version is installed. For complete confidence, you can use specialized utilities like Driver Booster. If there is no video card in the list of devices for which there are updates, then the problem is different.
Restoring a video driver to a previous version of Windows
It may well be that the installed driver, although designed to work in the tenth version of Windows, nevertheless does not meet all the technical requirements of the system or is simply incomplete. In this case, you can restore the driver that was installed in the previous one ("seven" or "eight").
To do this, you must set the driver update, as in the previous situation, but instead of installing it automatically, you need to search for drivers on the local computer. After a successful search and installation, the terminal should be rebooted.
The second way to roll back the video driver
Another method of restoring a previous version of a video driver is to use the property item from the context menu when you right-click on the adapter in the “Device Manager”.
There is a special rollback button. We click it, wait for the end of the process and reboot the system.
Using MEI
If, after such actions, Windows 10 does not wake up, you should pay attention to such a component as the Intel Management Engine Interface, or rather, its version.
On the manufacturer’s website, in the download section (downloadcenter.intel.com), in the list of drivers you need to find the one that is required for installation, given the capacity of the system, and download it. After unpacking the archive, you should sequentially enter the Installers folders - ME_SW_MSI - Production. The last directory contains the SetupME.exe installation file, which should be run with administrator rights, wait for the installation process to complete, and reboot the system. The problem should disappear.
Instead of an afterword
It remains to add that this is not all the reasons for the appearance of failures of this type, as well as a list of possible solutions to the problem. Separately, it is worth paying attention to additionally installed utilities or programs that have access to power options. Most often these are related utilities for non-standard multimedia keyboards, control panels with advanced features for graphic adapters (mostly for ATI Radeon and NVIDIA), some additions to audio cards, apart from complex specialized computer management programs. It is very likely that the problem can be precisely in them. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to check their settings, and if the problem persists even after putting them in order, such add-ons should be removed altogether (in extreme cases, download newer versions).
It is also worth paying attention to some optimizer programs. Often, they also have modules for automatically adjusting power settings, which are different from those that are installed in Windows by default.
Finally, for laptops, for stationary terminals, the inability to exit the system from hibernation can be associated with overheating of the power supply or even clogged contacts. Here you will have to conduct his test for troubleshooting. If it turns out that something is wrong with him, such a unit is best replaced.
And, of course, there were not considered physical level problems associated with the motherboard itself, because even a slight loss of contact when installing equipment on it can also lead to many problems related to the power supply of the system.