My PC is being activated after a period of inactivity.
My PC is being activated after a period of inactivity.
This message comes from a low-power mode exit, showing the time when the system stopped and when it woke up. The "Timer - generic" part likely relates to a background timer used by the operating system, possibly for scheduling tasks or managing sleep cycles.
Recorded in low light, yet the frequent issue stems from the Ethernet controller. Launch the Start menu, enter "device manager," navigate to the network controller, right-click and select properties. In the power management section, dismiss options like "allow this device to wake the computer" or similar tricks.
I excluded mouse/keyboard and ETH adapter choices from "allow this device to wake the computer." Now I’m checking the power options advanced settings and found "Allow wake timers" – I disabled it. Let’s check again.
When a microphone is connected to my computer, it doesn’t shut down, which bothers me a lot. I’m planning to switch to Windows 10 soon in the hope it will resolve this issue.
It seems your system is being prompted to wake up from sleep. This appears to be a recognized issue with the most recent TeamViewer release (version 10 or newer). The support team is aware of the problem and investigating it. To enable Wake-on-LAN, follow these instructions:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Launch the Control Panel.
3. Navigate to System and Security.
4. Click on Device Manager.
5. In the Device Manager, select the Network adapters option from the context menu (right-click).
6. In the Properties window, choose the "Power Management" tab.
7. Enable the option "Allow this device to wake the computer."
8. The network adapter will now support Wake-on-LAN.
If you wish to retain this capability, you’ll need to perform additional troubleshooting steps. For more details, refer to the TeamViewer manual at: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/res/pdf/Te...LAN-en.pdf
The problem persists but under a different cause. The previous issue is fixed because I no longer see "Wake Source: Timer - generic". I've turned off wake timers in power management, disabled wake on LAN for the Ethernet card, and unchecked the option that lets the device wake my PC. Now I'm encountering this:
Power-Troubleshooter logs show an event.
The system exited a low-power state. Sleep Time: 2015-08-09 20:43:36. Wake Time: 2015-08-09 21:11:28. Wake Source: Unknown
Additionally, the kernel event indicates the system time has shifted to 2015-08-09 21:11:27. The reason given is synchronization with the hardware clock.
Auto clock sync was disabled but didn't resolve the matter. What should I do next?
Use cmd to run powercfg /waketimers and check the output. This will show which devices are waking your PC. Open Device Manager, disable any that can wake the system during sleep.