Sleep mode blocked
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:38 pm
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out with a power/sleep issue on my Windows 10 system. I've found that my computer goes to sleep fine if VoiceMeeter isn't enabled, but won't go to sleep once it's been launched. Here's what I see with "powercfg -requests" when VoiceMeeter is NOT running:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/05ce36a7-a536-4283-a0c7-a5e9bf20b43c/07.09.2016-15.16.png)
Once I launch VoiceMeeter I see this:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/fb30445e-66ca-4978-810e-353468736fb3/07.09.2016-15.08.png)
From what I understand, the items in the SYSTEM section effectively cause the system to fail to go to sleep. You're supposed to be able to override these entries by doing "powercfg -requestsoverride" commands like this:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/e3c3e87e-7cad-42ba-b30f-96680ab063e4/07.09.2016-15.23.png)
However, even though I create override entires that I think should work:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/94546131-6e59-4e81-bbb6-0c548d2d8344/07.09.2016-15.24.png)
The entries remain and the sleep block remains.
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/fb30445e-66ca-4978-810e-353468736fb3/07.09.2016-15.08.png)
Has anyone seen this before (I have it occurring on both computers that I've tested)? Anyone know how to successfully request the override? Is it possible for VoiceMeeter to stop this audio "usage" when audio isn't actually playing?
I can ignore the system blocks entirely, but they are actually useful to have. I don't want my computer going to sleep if I'm playing a video or listening to music, but if it's just sitting there then I need it to go to sleep to save electricity.
Thanks!
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/05ce36a7-a536-4283-a0c7-a5e9bf20b43c/07.09.2016-15.16.png)
Once I launch VoiceMeeter I see this:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/fb30445e-66ca-4978-810e-353468736fb3/07.09.2016-15.08.png)
From what I understand, the items in the SYSTEM section effectively cause the system to fail to go to sleep. You're supposed to be able to override these entries by doing "powercfg -requestsoverride" commands like this:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/e3c3e87e-7cad-42ba-b30f-96680ab063e4/07.09.2016-15.23.png)
However, even though I create override entires that I think should work:
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/94546131-6e59-4e81-bbb6-0c548d2d8344/07.09.2016-15.24.png)
The entries remain and the sleep block remains.
![Image](http://content.screencast.com/users/chris8488/folders/Snagit/media/fb30445e-66ca-4978-810e-353468736fb3/07.09.2016-15.08.png)
Has anyone seen this before (I have it occurring on both computers that I've tested)? Anyone know how to successfully request the override? Is it possible for VoiceMeeter to stop this audio "usage" when audio isn't actually playing?
I can ignore the system blocks entirely, but they are actually useful to have. I don't want my computer going to sleep if I'm playing a video or listening to music, but if it's just sitting there then I need it to go to sleep to save electricity.
Thanks!