What's keeping my Windows computer awake?
Published:
Just discovered a way to find what's keeping my Windows computer awake or my screen from going black.
- Open up an elevated command prompt.
- Run the following command
> powercfg -requests
While playing a video in Windows Media Player I get this output:
DISPLAY:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
SYSTEM:
[DRIVER] High Definition Audio Device (HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1458A102&REV_1000\4&1454c4ac&0&0001)
An audio stream is currently in use.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
AWAYMODE:
None.
EXECUTION:
None.
PERFBOOST:
None.
Simple and clear!