My issue is not going to sleep in the first place. However this has lead me down a path of checking USB devices


C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
HID Keyboard Device (002)...

Closed everything, empty powercfg requests, ran the command, but no change in the `powercfg -requests` output and PC still wont sleep

Are there other commands/requests that dont show up in...

That's just a variant of what I have already run, no changes show up with `powercfg -requestsoverride`



C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg /requestsoverride driver "Legacy Kernel Caller" system
...

Windows 10 Pro 20H2 build 19042.685

I'm trying to get my computer to sleep while using Voicemeeter. Before voicemeeter is loaded my requests are empty


C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg -requests...

This morning I was prompted for a reboot to install updates and I am now on Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.329) for Windows 10 Pro x64

I, very frequently, would use the windows key and just start to...

oh ya, guess my wording wasnt correct above. it sleeps again after updating windows.

so at this point a "pending install" in windows update prevents the computer from sleeping as that is the only...

I don't believe so, but hard to say.

The problem happened again and I have both pending installs on windows updates and there is a new nvidia driver released today, which has not been installed.
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No yellow or red flags in the device manager list


powercfg /a
The following sleep states are available on this system:
Standby (S3)
Hibernate
Hybrid Sleep
Fast Startup

I've been trying to diagnose my PC's insomnia troubles


powercfg /requests shows "None" for everything


powercfg /waketimers shows a single wake timer for backup scan many weeks in the future.

Hmm.. shouldn't the "start menu" catch all of the programs?

For example, this is what my workstation has (and it can search all apps just fine)

188755

anyone run into this before?

I am unable to search for some applications on my new laptop. I have tried rebuilding the index and restarting twice now with these options:

188524

For example, both Chrome and Firefox are...

Thanks Ed, that app indeed shows more than the normal "Task Scheduler"

I had it happen again and I see OfficeBackgroundTaskHandlerRegistration was the last run (nothing else was close by minutes)....

Thanks all for the replies! I have no viruses/malware.

I ran the focus tool as suggested by Bobby and it appears to be DisplayFusion. Everytime I notice it flash on my screen I switch to the...

I was on vacation for about 10 days, so I'm not sure exactly when an app/windows was updated but this problem definitely started in the last 2 weeks.

I will be typing away in my editor or playing...