Microsoft Issues; system wakes up on its own. I have checked all devices for updated drivers and my power settings. I have run malware and antivirus checks. This issue started after the Hugh release of updated patches a few weeks ago. Thanks System 32-bit, windows 7 OS Art S

Hi Art S, Please first uninstall all unnecessary devices and see if the issue can be resolved. Also, access Clean Boot to check the issue. If the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, you can continue to narrow down which entry is causing the issue. Besides, please use Powercfg command to check this issue. To do that, refer to the steps below: 1. Click the Start Button, type "cmd" (without quotation marks), right click on the "Cmd.exe" in the search result list and select "Run as administrator". 2. Type "powercfg -devicequery wake_armed" (without quotation marks) in the open window and press Enter Key. 3. A list of the configured devices to wake the computer will be received, then please type the following command to disable them one by one and see if the culprit can be found. (We may test the result after disabling each device.) Powercfg -devicedisablewake "devicename" Note: "devicename" is a device name listed as a result of running the first command. For example, if the network card "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" is listed, we can type the following command to disable it and press Enter. Powercfg -devicedisablewake "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" 4. Please repeat the steps for other devices in the list. 5. Reboot the computer and check this issue again. What's the result now? For more information, please refer to Powercfg Command-Line Options. If the issue still occurs, please type the following command and post the result for further research. 1. Click the Start Button, type "cmd" (without quotation marks), right click on the "Cmd.exe" in the search result list and select "Run as administrator". 2. Type "powercfg -lastwake" (without quotation marks) in the open window and press Enter Key. Also, please check Event Log: Go to Start -> type Event Viewer -> check the "Power-Troubleshooter" entries in "Windows Logs – System". Hope this helps. Regards, Linda

Hi Art S, Please first uninstall all unnecessary devices and see if the issue can be resolved. Also, access Clean Boot to check the issue. If the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, you can continue to narrow down which entry is causing the issue. Besides, please use Powercfg command to check this issue. To do that, refer to the steps below: 1. Click the Start Button, type "cmd" (without quotation marks), right click on the "Cmd.exe" in the search result list and select "Run as administrator". 2. Type "powercfg -devicequery wake_armed" (without quotation marks) in the open window and press Enter Key. 3. A list of the configured devices to wake the computer will be received, then please type the following command to disable them one by one and see if the culprit can be found. (We may test the result after disabling each device.) Powercfg -devicedisablewake "devicename" Note: "devicename" is a device name listed as a result of running the first command. For example, if the network card "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" is listed, we can type the following command to disable it and press Enter. Powercfg -devicedisablewake "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" 4. Please repeat the steps for other devices in the list. 5. Reboot the computer and check this issue again. What's the result now? For more information, please refer to Powercfg Command-Line Options. If the issue still occurs, please type the following command and post the result for further research. 1. Click the Start Button, type "cmd" (without quotation marks), right click on the "Cmd.exe" in the search result list and select "Run as administrator". 2. Type "powercfg -lastwake" (without quotation marks) in the open window and press Enter Key. Also, please check Event Log: Go to Start -> type Event Viewer -> check the "Power-Troubleshooter" entries in "Windows Logs – System". Hope this helps. Regards, Linda Linda, I gave the dos-cmds a try, game up with the keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet PCI. I updated the drivers. I will see how this goes. Thanks Art S