Prevent Windows from Freezing and becoming unresponsive to any attempts to wake when sleeping automatically
I bought a PC from someone to learn with and it keeps freezing. It works normally, but when it falls asleep, it won't wake up and I have to force it off by holding the power button. If it just goes to display sleep, mouse or keyboard will wake it normally, but it will freeze and become completely unresponsive to input. I want it to sleep, I just want it to wake up when I use the keyboard or mouse.
It came with a clean install of Windows 7. I wiped and did a clean install of Windows 10, and the issue persists.
This computer's job is a media server. I can't remote into it or wake the display once it goes to sleep. It's still present on the network but I can't "get in" to it or pull files via SMB. I have no clue what the problem could be. Any ideas how I can solve this?
windows-7 windows windows-10
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
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I bought a PC from someone to learn with and it keeps freezing. It works normally, but when it falls asleep, it won't wake up and I have to force it off by holding the power button. If it just goes to display sleep, mouse or keyboard will wake it normally, but it will freeze and become completely unresponsive to input. I want it to sleep, I just want it to wake up when I use the keyboard or mouse.
It came with a clean install of Windows 7. I wiped and did a clean install of Windows 10, and the issue persists.
This computer's job is a media server. I can't remote into it or wake the display once it goes to sleep. It's still present on the network but I can't "get in" to it or pull files via SMB. I have no clue what the problem could be. Any ideas how I can solve this?
windows-7 windows windows-10
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
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Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25
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I bought a PC from someone to learn with and it keeps freezing. It works normally, but when it falls asleep, it won't wake up and I have to force it off by holding the power button. If it just goes to display sleep, mouse or keyboard will wake it normally, but it will freeze and become completely unresponsive to input. I want it to sleep, I just want it to wake up when I use the keyboard or mouse.
It came with a clean install of Windows 7. I wiped and did a clean install of Windows 10, and the issue persists.
This computer's job is a media server. I can't remote into it or wake the display once it goes to sleep. It's still present on the network but I can't "get in" to it or pull files via SMB. I have no clue what the problem could be. Any ideas how I can solve this?
windows-7 windows windows-10
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
I bought a PC from someone to learn with and it keeps freezing. It works normally, but when it falls asleep, it won't wake up and I have to force it off by holding the power button. If it just goes to display sleep, mouse or keyboard will wake it normally, but it will freeze and become completely unresponsive to input. I want it to sleep, I just want it to wake up when I use the keyboard or mouse.
It came with a clean install of Windows 7. I wiped and did a clean install of Windows 10, and the issue persists.
This computer's job is a media server. I can't remote into it or wake the display once it goes to sleep. It's still present on the network but I can't "get in" to it or pull files via SMB. I have no clue what the problem could be. Any ideas how I can solve this?
windows-7 windows windows-10
windows-7 windows windows-10
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
edited Feb 1 at 17:15
Electrik Dave
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
asked Dec 13 '18 at 16:21
Electrik DaveElectrik Dave
346
346
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Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25
add a comment |
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Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25
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Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25
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Open the start menu, type Choose a power plan, hit enter. Then expand the "Hide additional plans" then select High performance, Then click "Change Plan Settings", Then click "Change advanced power settings", Then expand PCI Express, Then Link State Power Management, set that to off. Then click apply, then Save Changes.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 13 '18 at 17:35
Hey I stopped using this PC bc of this but thanks for answering.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:23
I don't know why this was edited to say "Going to sleep." It's not going to sleep, it's FREEZING.
– Electrik Dave
Jan 30 at 16:25