Windows 10: My scheduled Task does not wake the system up on DC Power - How do i enable it?

I am running a program to start at a specified time.

After adding the task to Task Scheduler it works fine when system is in AC power either in Sleep State or HIbernation.

It wakes the system up.


While in Battery DC power, it works only in Sleep State. In hibernation it does not work at all.


Is there any setting which I have to enable? How do i power on a system from hibernation /power off state in DC power?

:)

 

Question about scheduled tasks waking the computer

Thank you for getting back to us Mariah. A wake timer is a timed event that wakes the PC from sleep and hibernate states at a specific time. For example, a task in Task Scheduler set with the "Wake the computer to run this task" check box is checked and
enabled. To further isolate what is causing this one, let us perform some troubleshooting steps. The steps below will help you enable or disable wake timers to wake the computer in Windows 10.

1. Open the advanced power settings of a power plan you want to enable or disable wake timers for.

2. Expand open Sleep and Allow wake timers. Select
Enable, Disable (default on battery), or
Important Wake Timers Only (default plugged in) for what you want, and click/tap on
OK.

We would also like to verify if the process below are the one's you exactly did to view your wake timers?

1. Open a
command prompt.

2. Type the command powercfg lastwake into the command prompt, and press Enter.

If yes, let us try to check it in Event Viewer. Here's how:

1. Open Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc).

2. In the left pane of Event Viewer, open on Windows Logs and
System, right click or press and hold on System and click/tap on
Filter Current Log. (see screenshot below)

3. Check Power-Troubleshooter in the Event sources menu, click/tap on an empty area in the "Filter Current Log" dialog, and click/tap on
OK

4. You can now click/tap on an event log in the middle pane of Event Viewer to see its
wake source.

Let us know the result of the suggested steps.

Thank you.

 

Scheduled Tasks Not Waking Computer

Hi Michael,

Thank you for being part of Windows 10.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your effort towards resolving it.

Try the following steps and check if it helps:

• To wake up your Windows computer from Sleep mode at a fixed time, type
  Task Scheduler in Search bar and hit Enter.
• In the right side, select Create Task. A new window will open. Here under the
  General tab, fill in the Name and Description. Also check,
  Run with highest privileges.
• Under the Triggers tab, click New. Another window will open. Select
  One time (or Daily if you want it repeated every day at a particular time). Set the Date and Time when you want your system to wake up from Sleep.
• Next under the Actions tab, you have to mention a task. Click
  New. You can run a simple task, like say, first launching & then closing the command prompt window. This thus will wake your system at the pre-set time to carry out the task.
• Select Action as : Start a program. To schedule a task that executes the command
  cmd.exe with command line arguments, copy-paste under Program/script

/c “exit”

6. Under Conditions tab, check on the Wake the computer to run this task check-box. Click
OK and Exit Task Scheduler. Click OK
and Exit Task Scheduler. Your computer will wake up from Sleep at the particular time.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Task Scheduler: UpdateOrchestrator Schedule Retry Scan Cannot be disabled

Hi ErolD.IT,

Your computer may have been set to run tasks such as software updates, security scan, and system diagnostics when not in use. Let's look into your computer's
System and Maintenance page and see if the mentioned option is enabled. Follow these steps:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Navigate to System and Security > Security and Maintenance.
3. Expand the Maintenance category.
4. Under Automatic Maintenance, click Change maintenance settings.
5. Uncheck the Allow scheduled maintenance to wake up my computer at the scheduled time option.
6. Click OK.

You may also disable the wake timers under Power options. Here's how:

1. Open Control Panel, then click Power Options.
2. At the right pane of your preferred plan, click Change plan settings.
3. Click Change advanced power settings.
4. Locate and expand the Sleep option on the list.
5. Expand Allow wake timers, then set the Setting to
   Disable.
6. Click Apply, then OK.

Please let me know how it goes so I can further assist you if needed.

Regards.