How to fix Windows 10 if it won’t wake up?

So, you’ve upgraded your system to Windows 10 and life is good. Then one day, the inevitable happens: your computer falls asleep and nothing can wake it up from this slumber. You try everything, but it doesn’t work unless you shut it down or restart it. Have you experienced issues like this? Has your Windows 10 not been waking up from sleep mode? Unfortunately for all of us, this is quite a common occurrence. So common, in fact, that we felt the need to write a guide on how to wake up Windows 10 from sleep mode in early 2018. First, we will start from standard troubleshooting methods and then progress to the hardware stuff. You never know, maybe you are lucky enough for whom the quick fix will actually do the trick. If you are searching for the answer to the question: how do I wake up windows 10 from sleep mode, read the article below.

After countless tests and research, we already know that the cause behind this error in Windows 10 is the faulty drivers, issues with power modes of the system and incorrect device configuration. There are more options for malfunction, of course, but these are the main ones. Luckily, for each query there is a solution, so we just need to find what exactly is wrong and then address the issue at hand.

If you are stuck on a black screen, you should restart your system and follow these simple steps:

1. Press Windows icon key and X at the same time. In the fallout menu, select Device Manager.
2. Select the Mouse that you are currently using.
3. In the new window, click Power management. This is where you select to allow this device to wake the computer.
4. Press ok.
5. Do parts 3 and 4 again and this time check for a new box that will say: only allow a magic packet to wake the computer.

By executing these simple manipulations, you should be able to exit the sleep mode on your Windows 10 computer.

If that doesn’t help, however, you might try another method before asking anyone for help.

If you calibrate your power saving settings, you might find out what the problem was. To try, follow the steps below.

1. Click Start and then type ‘cmd’ in the search bar.
2. Use your mouse to right-click and then select Run as Administrator. Continue.
3. Type in ‘powecfg’ using your keyboard, command prompt and press Enter.
4. Select Exit and hit Enter again.

This will effectively switch off the Hibernation option for your computer. As a result, your computer will stop falling into pits of continuous slumber. If, however, you find out later that you need the hibernations again, just retrace the steps.

Probably one of the easiest ways to fix the issue with Windows 10 not waking up would be to customize the power settings. To do that, you need to enter the Power Options settings and switch “put the computer to sleep” and ‘turn off the display’ to other times. Make sure to save the changes you have just made and reboot the computer.

These changes in the settings are never complicated to do, but there is no guarantee that this won’t happen again in the future and that you pressed all the right buttons and clicked all the correct options. There is always a possibility of trying all the suggested options and still not finding the right fix for you. If that is the case, we suggest you consider the fact that your device might have to be repaired. Especially, if you encounter an error under this unpleasant name: Your PC needs to be repaired”. Well, this means you have a problem. Evidently, your  machine lags already during the loading process of the operational system. If you have been presented with this message, it’s a clue to the solution of your computer’s problematic waking up issue.

It’s really thoughtful of Windows to actually anticipate problems like this. But rather than fix it and get an upgrade, they have installed a built-in solution, for easy support. Upon Start Up repair choose the option to set in motion the diagnostics of your PC. You will be given a choice to use the Start Up Repair or the Command Prompt. And this is the part where you have to be honest with yourself: are you secretly a programmer? Would you like to enter pieces of code, even if it is a few simple words? Or would you rather just have a program that would fix this issue for you? We suggest the latter.

Unless you actually are an IT specialist, it could be ill-advised to tweak sensitive settings on your computer by yourself. Especially, if after the diagnostics you’ve discovered that your drivers are the ones to blame for Windows 10 not waking up from sleep. It’s a common misconception that drivers update themselves on their own, depending on the cycle of Windows. The truth is, whenever you install an update, the computer is in standby mode. The system waits for diagnostics to be run and figures out which driver is out of date and should be upgraded. This simple reason can become an issue when you fail to find your mouse, or your trackpad suddenly stops responding, and/or your computer falls asleep and doesn’t wake up unless you reboot it. But there is a quick enough fix! Try using the Auslogics Driver Updater for all of these issues: you will find that not only is the process automatized and you don’t have to worry about it, but it also saves you time on looking for troubleshooting options in the future.