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My computer won't go to sleep

i_liek_turtals
Level 7
Hi there. I've been having this problem since I built this system. You can view the full specs from here. I'm using Windows 10 Pro x64. I also have AI Suite 3 installed (latest version with the latest patch for my motherboard -Z170 Pro Gaming-). So here is the situation..

To test, I disabled display turn off timer and told the computer to go to sleep after 1 minute (from windows settings). After 1 minute, literally nothing happens. I usually use display turn off timer too (I just disabled to test the sleep timer) and when I tell the displays go to sleep (let's say after a minute again) this happens. Display turns off, then it goes back on after a few seconds for no reason. No inputs, no nothing. It just turns back on as if something is preventing it.

I then started going through AI Suite's EPU settings. Checked "away mode", (my system is set to performance mode since it's overclocked but I tried balanced and away mode, the result is the same) I set display timer to 5 minute and sleep timer to 10. 5 minutes later, same thing happens with the display and after 10 minutes, system just keeps idling instead of going to sleep. I then decided to check the sleep timers with the "powercfg /waketimers" command but nothing shows up there.

What can I do here? I'm thinking of uninstalling AI Suite, see if it's causing the issue but I remember doing that in the past (for a different reason) and I had to go through some issues. So I'm a bit hesitant to uninstall it again. I also have several programs installed which may prevent sleeping (like Plex media server) but for the sake of testing, I closed those kinds of programs and it still didn't go to sleep.

I don't know what to do here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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vennacher
Level 7
Run the "powercfg /requests" command. This will tell you the type of request your headset is generating. The most difficult part of the "requestsoverride" demand is getting the name correct, so if you have this you are 90% there. I have not found any good instructions for this, just trial and error until I get it right.
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CPU : i7 3970x @ 4500 MHz, Offset +0.030v, Regular LLC, Fixed Frequency 750, C1E Enabled, C3/C6/C7 Disabled
CPU VCCSA: Manual 1.150v, Regular LLC, Fixed Frequency 500
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OS : Win10 Pro 64