Desktop failing to sleep

Try3 · 23 Feb 2021

MisterEd said:

I miss getting MoUsoCoreWorker.exe once in a while. At least it's easy to deal with. I haven't figured out how to deal with this preventing sleep:

Code:

DISPLAY:
None.
SYSTEM:
None.
AWAYMODE:
None.
EXECUTION:
[SERVICE] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2\schedul2.exe (AcrSch2Svc)
Acronis Scheduler2 Service
PERFBOOST:
None.
ACTIVELOCKSCREEN:
None.

I could not find anything in Acronis KnowledgeBase other than this very old thread
40775: True Image 2013 by Acronis: Nonstop Backup Prevents Machine from Going into Sleep Mode Automatically
and I could not find anything relevant in their user forums
Acronis user forums
other than a reference to checking Advanced options [which, for me, only appear when I have a backup configured so would just be, in effect, another reference to NonStopBackup]

Denis

MisterEd · 23 Feb 2021

This problem only started after I upgraded from Acronis True Image 2018 to Acronis True Image 2021. I never had the sleep problem before that. I am seriously thinking of going back to Acronis True Image 2018. I don't want to disable the scheduler because I want to do automatic updates at night.

I will never go back to manual backups. The reason is they will never get done. I started doing automatic backups after I had a 700GB drive fail with no backup for the data on it.

Gusgf · 23 Feb 2021

steve108 said:

@Gusgf,
Would you prefer we open an new thread for these other discussion, or is it okay to keep using yours/this one?

No problems with this party continuing as is

mngerhold · 02 Mar 2021

6 days ago:

mngerhold said:

OK: override deleted, checked for updates: none
rebooted
checked for overrides: none
checked for requests: none
checked for updates again: none
...
So now we wait and see what happens...

.. and hey presto! 2 days ago the same issue came back, same cause - but I didn't have the inclination to do anything until today. No failed or incomplete updates to see. I am now going to add the override and leave it there....

steve108 · 02 Mar 2021

mngerhold said:

6 days ago:

.. and hey presto! 2 days ago the same issue came back, same cause - but I didn't have the inclination to do anything until today. No failed or incomplete updates to see. I am now going to add the override and leave it there....

My alternative solution is to pause Windows Updates for 35 days, unpause it after I make a full backup prior to patch Tuesday, then pause it again. MS is become too aggressive with jamming optional updates down my throat.

Note that with Windows Updates paused the PC will still receive AV signature updates - as I would want it to.

MisterEd · 12 Mar 2021

As of Wednesday March 10, 2021 nothing had changed. My computer would not go to sleep by itself after the set timeout period.

On March 11, 2021 Acronis released an update to Acronis True Image 2021 (Build 39184). I installed it on my main desktop. Since then this computer has been going to sleep normally again.

Update:

I updated Acronis True Image 2021 on my other desktop and laptop. They are also sleeping normally again.

steve108 · 12 Mar 2021

MisterEd said:

As of Wednesday March 10, 2021 nothing had changed. My computer would not go to sleep by itself after the set timeout period.

On March 11, 2021 Acronis released an update to Acronis True Image 2021 (Build 39184). I installed it on my main desktop. Since then this computer has been going to sleep normally again.

Awesome

Thanks for the update.

Gusgf · 12 Mar 2021

Yep, so far so has mine

There does not seem to be a repeat of the sleep issues. I'm going to take your suggestion of sleeping the updates for 7 days but can I safely assume that anything related to security patches or updates to Defender signatures are still updated in the background regardless of delaying the main update?

steve108 · 12 Mar 2021

Gusgf said:

Yep, so far so has mine

There does not seem to be a repeat of the sleep issues. I'm going to take your suggestion of sleeping the updates for 7 days but can I safely assume that anything related to security patches or updates to Defender signatures are still updated in the background regardless of delaying the main update?

I'm sleeping updates for the max 35 days - and don't trust me - just look at WU history every day and you'll see AV signatures get updated even if WU is on

Try3 · 12 Mar 2021

Gusgf said:

... can I safely assume that anything related to security patches or updates to Defender signatures are still updated in the background regardless of delaying the main update?

"security patches" are not the same as "updates to Defender signatures" and, apart from the WD exception, your decision to delay WU will delay things you might regard as "security patches".

In between Version updates, all WU are essentially "security patches".

Denis