I have windows 7,dell 15R laptop, I hibernate at night. 3 times in 2 weeks, computer comes to life at 3 or 4 in the morning all by itself. Any ideas? don bb

This is Exchange forum , post to the Windows 7 forum. In any case it could be many things like features such as Wake on LAN etc.James Chong MCITP | EA | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+ Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com

As James wrote it is Exchange forum, but it could be also automatic windows update installationWith kind regards Krystian Zieja http://www.projectenvision.com Follow me on twitter My Blog Need help with your systems?

Hi, Please use the following command to see what device wake up the computer. 1. Click Start -> Type CMD -> in the list, right click cmd.exe and run as administrator 2. type powercfg lastwake, you will see the device which wake up the computer Also, please refer to the following article to troubleshoot the issue. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Best Regards, Niki Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Probably caused by automatic updates. By default, Windows is set to download and install updates during the night at 3am. Check your updates settings and change them to something more convenient for you. See http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2797-windows-update-settings-change.html