Task Scheduler - Schedule Not Working

LesFerch · Aug 5, 2024

Normally, that configuration should only require moving the mouse to bring it out of sleep.

I just tested with my Dell laptop with an external monitor connected via HDMI (using USB-C port on laptop), Bluetooth mouse, and lid closed. Moving the mouse brought it out of sleep.

I'm running Windows 10 on that laptop, but I repeated the test with a nearly identical laptop running Windows 11 and it still worked fine.

If you disconnect the external keyboard and monitor, and use the laptop display, does it come out of sleep when you move the mouse?

If that works, then try with the external monitor, but no external keyboard and, for the external display, select duplicate instead of extend. Does it come out of sleep with a mouse move with the lid open? And test again with the lid closed.

rigsby · Aug 5, 2024

LesFerch said:
Normally, that configuration should only require moving the mouse to bring it out of sleep.

I just tested with my Dell laptop with an external monitor connected via HDMI (using USB-C port on laptop), Bluetooth mouse, and lid closed. Moving the mouse brought it out of sleep.

I'm running Windows 10 on that laptop, but I repeated the test with a nearly identical laptop running Windows 11 and it still worked fine.

If you disconnect the external keyboard and monitor, and use the laptop display, does it come out of sleep when you move the mouse?

If that works, then try with the external monitor, but no external keyboard and, for the external display, select duplicate instead of extend. Does it come out of sleep with a mouse move with the lid open? And test again with the lid closed.

Yes, with the monitor and keyboard disconnected and the lid open, clicking the mouse wakes it up. When in sleep with lid shut it doesn't wake. So the lid has to be open to wake it by any method.

rigsby · Aug 5, 2024

rigsby said:
Yes, with the monitor and keyboard disconnected and the lid open, clicking the mouse wakes it up. When in sleep with lid shut it doesn't wake. So the lid has to be open to wake it by any method.

By the way, I've changed the mouse to an rf one connected to a usb receiver. It is that one, not the Bluetooth mouse that wakes it with the lid open. No Bluetooth device will wake it. In device manager for the rf mouse, the option is available to tick to allow it to wake from sleep.

suatcini54 · Aug 5, 2024

rigsby said:
Thanks @LesFerch , @pseymour , @garlin and @antspants , but none of the solutions are working. The WakeOnStandby utility looked promising but hasn't worked either. Here is a more detailed look at the situation. I have my recently purchased HP Laptop running, during my waking hours, with the lid closed and attached to a monitor connected by HDMI together with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The laptop backs up under a Macrium schedule each night and is then put into sleep mode. All I really want to be able to do is click the mouse or a key on the remote keyboard to wake it from sleep. But I have to physically open the laptop and hit one of its built in keyboard keys to wake it up. I had the same setup on my old laptop, running Windows 10 and the wake up worked fine with a mouse click or hitting a key on the remote keyboard, this new machine on Windows 11 Pro at 23H2 refuses to behave in the same way. The lid closed settings are at "Do Nothing" for both powered and on battery. So I think this and my previous post are now looking more like a closed lid issue, because the laptop will not wake with it closed. Below is a screenshot of my current power options:

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You may try checking the checkbox "Run with highest privileges" in Task Scheduler and see if this resolves your issue. You should also check if Allow wakeup timers is enabled in Power Options -> Advanced Settings -> Sleep.
Hope this helps.

LesFerch · Aug 5, 2024

When I search on "computer won't wake from sleep when lid is closed", I get hits from others with the same issue, but I didn't see any solution. Lots of things were suggested to try that you've already done (like selecting "Do Nothing" when the lid is closed). Updating the firmware and/or power management drivers was also suggested. I didn't see any replies that said it made a difference, but it's worth checking.

I wonder if it's ignoring the settings and going into a hibernate state after a while when the lid is closed. Does it wake up if you move the mouse 10 seconds or so after manually putting it to sleep while the lid is closed, but not wake up after it's been asleep for a long period?

rigsby · Aug 5, 2024

LesFerch said:
When I search on "computer won't wake from sleep when lid is closed", I get hits from others with the same issue, but I didn't see any solution. Lots of things were suggested to try that you've already done (like selecting "Do Nothing" when the lid is closed). Updating the firmware and/or power management drivers was also suggested. I didn't see any replies that said it made a difference, but it's worth checking.

I wonder if it's ignoring the settings and going into a hibernate state after a while when the lid is closed. Does it wake up if you move the mouse 10 seconds or so after manually putting it to sleep while the lid is closed, but not wake up after it's been asleep for a long period?

Yes, that's the situation. It'll wake within say 5-mins of going to sleep, but beyond that it refuses to wake. I've also read that this could all be to do with the latest 23H2 update

LesFerch · Aug 5, 2024

rigsby said:
Yes, that's the situation. It'll wake within say 5-mins of going to sleep, but beyond that it refuses to wake. I've also read that this could all be to do with the latest 23H2 update

Have you tried disabling hibernation?

Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hibernate and restore or delete the hiberfil.sys file in Windows 11. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have hibernate...

www.elevenforum.com

rigsby · Aug 5, 2024

LesFerch said:
Have you tried disabling hibernation?

Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hibernate and restore or delete the hiberfil.sys file in Windows 11. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have hibernate...

www.elevenforum.com

Thanks. Yes did that a couple of days ago

rigsby · Aug 6, 2024

I've now succumbed to leaving the laptop slightly open with it's screen off. Even trying to do that was a challenge. In display settings Windows refused to identify both displays. After researching I found a way by going through "Project" settings via ctrl-P and then that did see both displays. I can now wake the machine with a click of the mouse (the RF one, it still won't work with the Bluetooth one, even with the lid open). It's not elegant, but it works. I don't think my solution is good enough to mark this thread as Solved. These straightforward little things should work seamlessly.

All of these things worked fine in Windows 10 Home. I'm not impressed with Windows 11. Even the Pro version has all these annoying limitations.

LesFerch · Aug 6, 2024

The closest I can get to the behavior you described is to hibernate my laptop. Then, I have to press the power button to get a display (which, on my Dell, requires opening the lid). When it's hibernating, just opening the lid is not enough.

On your computer, after the 5 minutes has elapsed, and you open the lid to wake the computer, does the screen just come on or do you see the kind of startup with logo that you'd expect when starting up from hibernating?

rigsby · Aug 7, 2024

LesFerch said:
The closest I can get to the behavior you described is to hibernate my laptop. Then, I have to press the power button to get a display (which, on my Dell, requires opening the lid). When it's hibernating, just opening the lid is not enough.

On your computer, after the 5 minutes has elapsed, and you open the lid to wake the computer, does the screen just come on or do you see the kind of startup with logo that you'd expect when starting up from hibernating?

When I open the lid nothing happens. I then have to hit a key on the built in keyboard or click the remote rf mouse. It then wakes displaying from where it left off.

LesFerch · Aug 7, 2024

rigsby said:
When I open the lid nothing happens. I then have to hit a key on the built in keyboard or click the remote rf mouse. It then wakes displaying from where it left off.

It sounds like the display turns off first and then it goes to sleep after 5 minutes or so. It doesn't sound like it's hibernating.

Did you check for firmware and/or power management driver updates?

rigsby · Aug 7, 2024

LesFerch said:
It sounds like the display turns off first and then it goes to sleep after 5 minutes or so. It doesn't sound like it's hibernating.

Did you check for firmware and/or power management driver updates?

Yes I have. It's a brand new HP laptop, but I have checked for updates to all the the drivers

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