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How to Prevent Your Computer From Waking on Its Own

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For some people you may notice that when you put your computer/laptop to sleep or to standby mode that it wakes up all by itself. Surprisingly this is not caused by a ghost! It is actually caused by your internet connection.

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    Boot the computer to your desktop screen
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    If you have a full keyboard, hold your Windows logo key and strike the Pause/Break key, typically located above the arrows or number pad. If you do this, skip the next three steps.
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    Open Windows Explorer by holding the Windows logo key and striking the E key, or finding Windows Explorer in your Start menu.
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    Right-click My Computer.
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    Select Properties.
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    Click the Hardware tab.
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    Click Device Manager.
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    Click the + in front of Network Adapters.
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    Right-click the name of your network device and select Properties.
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    Click the Power Management tab.
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    Uncheck Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby.
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    Click ok.
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    Close all windows.


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