Laptop wakes up from standby or hibernate by itself

This can have various causes. We give three essential tips on the topic here.

Firmware root cause using XMG FUSION 15 as an example

There was an issue with the NVIDIA USB-C driver that caused the laptop to wake up exactly 3 hours after entering standby mode. The laptop tried to enter hibernate mode (Hibernate, Suspend to Disk) during this process, but failed. This problem was fixed in BIOS 0062 and later reappeared. It will now be fixed shortly with BIOS 0142 for XMG FUSION 15.

Disable wake timer (applies to all PCs and laptops)

Depending on the Windows configuration, there might be certain schedules for tasks (including Windows updates) that prompt the laptop to wake up from sleep or go into hibernation. More information about this is provided in this article. The most common solution is to disable the "Allow Wake Timers" option for "Plugged-in" and "On Battery" in the advanced power options. Please note: This setting might have to be applied for each power profile, such as Quiet, Balanced and High Power.

Check the cause of the wake-up

There is a simple command that might be able to tell you the reason why your laptop woke up last time. Usually this is something like "power button" or "open lid", but in the case of an automatic wakeup, this command might point to a specific driver or Windows component. To check on this, open "Command Prompt" in the Start menu and type:

powercfg -lastwake

This command does not require admin rights. If you are unsure how to interpret the output of the command, please copy the output or take a screenshot and contact us via one of our support channels or via the community.