Windows 10 Hibernating Loop

09.01.2021

Windows 10 Hibernating Loop

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A few Preview builds have been acting strangely. If I put computer to sleep or hibernate it wakes up by itself and keeps doing in the loop. Seems like it's happening during the night.
Windows 10 Sleep/Hibernate Issue Hi all. Sometimes, and this is a bit rare, the machine will go into a loop of attempting to boot. It will power on, no POST.
Hibernate Mode in Windows 10 While both Sleep Mode and Hibernate Mode are Power Saving Modes in Windows 10, the Hibernate Mode is specifically designed to conserve battery life on Windows Laptops.

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Hi all,
I've had this problem now for a year. I've 'dealt with it' but lately I started investigating to see if I can fix it.
I'm currently on 3202 but have had this issue on every bios since I've had it. I'm running a 5690 with 16GB of Kingston RAM.
What happens is this:
I'll boot up the machine and use it for a while.
I'll leave the machine and let it go to 'sleep' or hibernate or whatever the hell MS is calling it.
Some time later I'll come back and the machine will be 'off'. I can hit the mouse or tap a key and it will come back to the Windows signon screen. This is expected.
Again, I'll do some more stuff and then leave it alone for some time.
I might knock it out of its sleeping state 2 or so times but often after the third time it goes back into its low power state the machine will not come back online.
Now I'll hit the power button but there is no post. The control screen shows R5E which is what is normally there under just standard running. The displays stay in power save mode and approx 20 or so secs later the machine will just cut off.
To get the machine to boot I have to flip the switch on the PSU to kill power to the board. I have to wait a couple of secs so that the board completely powers down (which I can tell when the speakers make a slight pop). Then I can flick the switch back, press power, and it will boot to the signon screen like it had just 'woken up'.
Sometimes, and this is a bit rare, the machine will go into a loop of attempting to boot. It will power on, no POST and no display waking, stay on for around 20 sec, and then turns off. It will continually do this until I cut the power at the PSU.
Any thoughts?

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This article describes how to disable and then re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows.

Original product version: Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 - all editions, Windows Server 2016, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Original KB number: 920730

Warning

You may lose data if you make hibernation unavailable and a power loss occurs while the hybrid sleep setting is turned on. When you make hibernation unavailable, hybrid sleep does not work.

How to make hibernation unavailable

Press the Windows button on the keyboard to open Start menu or Start screen.
Search for cmd. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then select Run as Administrator.
When you are prompted by User Account Control, select Continue.
At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press Enter.
Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.

How to make hibernation available

Hibernating Computer

Press the Windows button on the keyboard to open Start menu or Start screen.
Search for cmd. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then select Run as Administrator.
When you are prompted by User Account Control, select Continue.
At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on, and then press Enter.
Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.