Comments on: Fix for Windows 7 "random wake from sleep" problem

By: Gotrek

Gotrek — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:17:16 +0000

Thanks a million dude. I’ve been trying to find the solution to this issue for weeks, read so many different “solutions” on so many pages I was ready to give up.
Using -lastwake showed the usb root hub so I started unplugging usb devices. Turns out my wireless mouse dongle was waking it up even when the mouse power button was switched off. Changed the power management in device manager to not let it wake the PC and problem solved.

Many, many thanks.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:07:55 +0000

Thanks so much. When i checked what was waking up my computer sure enough it was the gigabit network adapter.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:59:15 +0000

Thank you so much, my computer was exhibiting similar symptoms and your article helped me solve the problem.
A+

By: Lars

Lars — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:29:08 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I had a similar problem with my Dell Latitudue E6500 with an Intel 82567LM Gigabit network adapter. Searching the Control Panel gave some red herrings about when to sleep, but failed to find the solution, which is similar to yours:
On the network adapter’s properties dialog’s Power Management tab, it has two options for “Wake on LAN”; I turned them both off, and the problem was solved.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:08:07 +0000

Thanks, the first command revealed mcupdate_scheduled as the cause for my startup. Up until now I didn’t even know software could wake my computer like that.

By: Jerry Mandelkehr

Jerry Mandelkehr — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:02:12 +0000

When I have been away from my computer and it turns off, the only way I can open it up is to click the start button on the computer. It does not open up when I move the mouse or hit the space bar.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:29:12 +0000

Thanks for this, I was also having some issues with Window 7 RTM sleep functionality. This seems to be a step in the right direction.

By: Erik-X

Erik-X — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:53:29 +0000

Windows 7 awakes randomly…This is what worked for me…disable allow wake timers setting under sleep category. This can be found in control panel, power options, advanced settings.

By: Dennis V

Dennis V — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:27:46 +0000

For me, it was under the Power Management tab. If you right click a device like your mouse or networking device, there should be a tab to the far right called Power Management. Uncheck the option that says “Allow This Device to Wake This Computer”. That seems to work for me.

By: My Name

My Name — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:22:38 +0000

Great solution!
The first command help me to found the right problem. In my case it was Windows Media Center.
Just need to remove from scheduled tasks.