Windows 10 tip of the day: Why does my battery drain while sleeping?
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 by Frogboy | Discussion: Personal Computing
Does your laptop or tablet run out of battery while it’s supposed to be asleep?
You can find out why thanks to a fairly obscure but relatively new feature in Windows.
Step 1: Open a command prompt in adminstrative mode
Step 2: Go to a temp directory (like cd\temp)
Step 3: Type powercfig /SleepStudy
This will create a file in the current directory. Open that file in your web browser and you will find out why.
Common causes:
- Notifications. Even while sleeping, the Windows notification system (WNS) does stuff. Turn off as many unnecessary notifications as possible.
- Your type cover can wake the machine inadvertently.
- Your network card. Make sure you have the latest firmware and network drivers.
Good luck!
Reply #3 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 11:47 AM
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Reply #4 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 6:38 PM
Also if you disable your camera in the hardware, NSACIAFBI can't use it to spy on your every move, you fucking terrorist.
harpo, the GhOSt NON-subscriber
Reply #5 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 6:41 PM
Better your battery drain while sleeping than your bladder. 
Reply #6 Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:38 AM
Apparently this only works if your computer supports connected standby. http://www.howtogeek.com/217255/use-the-hidden-powercfg-tool-to-optimize-battery-life-on-windows/
Reply #7 Friday, April 15, 2016 9:11 AM
Skynet has adopted the 'pod people' strategy. R u sure u r u? 
[I am skynet and I don't approve of this message.]
Reply #8 Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:21 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, June 4, 2016 3:22 AM
Will do this today! Was always wondering why the battery kept draining unnecessarily!
Thanks!
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 8, 2015 9:12 PM
Good tips, Brad!
Does the title of the post infer a daily tip? That would be so cool!