Sleep does not work in windows 11. Worked in windows 10.


link626

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I've updated all drivers and everything.

In windows 10, sleep /wake works fine

In windows 11, sleep is totally broken. It shuts down halfway, i.e. the hard drive powers down, but the cpu fan keeps running.
I can't wake up the pc either.

if i enable hibernate, win11 shuts down completely instead of hibernating. All my work is lost.


edit: actually sometimes Sleep will trigger a system shut off. Like hibernate, this will cause a total shutdown and lose all my data.
 
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Probably you are lacking the right system/mainboard/chipset drivers.
 

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    W10 Enterprise LTSC
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    Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3
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    24GB
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    MSI GeForce RTX2060 Super
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    I upgraded to W10 only for gaming purposes, otherwise I'd kept my beloved W7 Ultimate x64
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    Gigabyte PH67A-D3-B3
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    FujitsuSiemens 19"
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    be quiet 550W
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    Mars MCNW ATX Gaming
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    be quiet PURE ROCK SLIM BK008
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    Dell German 102
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    This is an older PC for testing new OS,
    Furthermore: 4 Dell/HP laptops on Win7 Ultimate x64, used for NAS, Media server, browsing, workshop and sound studio
Or it's the display driver. Was that amongst your re-installs?

Look for an updated one on the OEM's website to install or at least reinstall an existing one.


Denis
 

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    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
I noticed that if you use AMD High performance, it doesn't go to sleep, so just use the normal High Performance power plan.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Self Built
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900x
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    Asus Strix x570-E
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    Corsair Dominator Platinum 32Gb@3600MHz
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    Asus Strix 3080 Ti OC
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    Samsung Odyssey G7 32" Curved Gaming Monitor, IIYAMA XUB2792QSU-W1 27"
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    2560x1440@240Hz, 2560x1440@70Hz
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    Samsung 980 Pro 1 Tb (OS), Samsung 970 Pro 1 Tb (games), Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb (data), Samsung 860 Evo 4 Tb (games), Crucial MX500 1Tb (photos), Synology DS920+ 32 Tb NAS.
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    Corsair RM850x
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    Corsair Crystal 680x
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    Corsair H100i Se Platinum, 8 Corsair QL120/140 fans
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    Corsair K70 RGB Mk 2 SE Rapid Fire
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    Corsair M65 Elite
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    58/12 Mbps
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    Microsoft Edge
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    Windows Defender + Malwarebytes
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    Astro a50 Headset, Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Tablet.
    Creative T6300 5.1 Speakers. TPM 2.0 Module.
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    Arch Linux KDE
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    Self Built
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    Ryzen 5600x
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    Asus Strix B550-E
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    Corsair Vengeance 32Gb@3200MHz
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    Gigabyte RTX2070 Super Gaming OC
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    Creative Soundblaster AE-5
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    Asus Strix XG43VQ 43" Ultrawide
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    3840x1200 @ 120Mhz
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    Aorus Gen 4 NVMe 1 Tb (Windows Insider), Samsung 850 Pro 512Gb (data), Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb (backups), Samsung 860 Evo 2Tb (Home folder), Blu-ray player
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    Corsair RM750i
    Case
    Fractal Define R6
    Cooling
    Scythe Mugen 5 rev B and Corsair QL fans
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    Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Rapidfire
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    Glorious Model D
    Internet Speed
    58/12 Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
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    Windows Defender + Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Corsair Virtuoso Headset
Or it's the display driver. Was that amongst your re-installs?

+1 for checking display (GPU) drivers. That's one of the most common causes of sleep issues.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.4770)
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z890 Xtreme AI Top
    Memory
    64G (4x16) DDR5 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (6400Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon (XFX Mercury) RX 9070XT OC (with Magnetic Fans)
    Sound Card
    Onboard (DTS:X® Ultra Audio: ESS ES9280A DAC)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27-inch Eizo Color Edge - CG2700X
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    4 Samsung NVM 990 Pro drives: 1TB (OS), 2TB, 2 X 4TB.
    PSU
    Seasonic TX-1300 (1300 Watts)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair Link Titan 280 RX RGB
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
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    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    1TB Download. 512mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
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    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.4061)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme
    Memory
    32gig (4 x 8) Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3600Mhz (B-Die)
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon XFX Merc 7900XT (20gig)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24-Inch NEC PA242W
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 X NVME, 1 X SATA SSD
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 Watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i Elite AIO Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1TB Download. 512mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    Backup System
i have the latest gpu drivers
this is intel 12600k integrated graphics.

MSI pro z690-A ddr4 motherboard.
latest board drivers too.
I've installed everything the motherboard oem supplied.

I have win10 and win11 dual boot, so I can compare everything in device manager.
I can't see a difference in setup between the two.
So I dunno why sleep is broken on win11. but fully working in win10.
 

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I had to enable turn monitor off on a few of my computers before sleep would work. It was not that way on W10.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
    Memory
    128GB G Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3600C18-32GTZR
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Speedster MERC310 Radeon RX 7900XT
    Sound Card
    HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG C27F390 X2, Samsung 55" 4k
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 990PRO W/heatsink (PCI-E 4.0 x4) 1TB and a 2TB
    8 Seagate ST6000NM0034 6TB in Raid 6
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000x
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Prime
    Cooling
    15 Enermax Squa Rgb fans Enermax Auquafusion 360 AIO
    Keyboard
    Microsoft wireless keyboard 5050
    Mouse
    Microsoft wireless mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit
    Browser
    Edge
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    Norton 360
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    4 LG WH16NS60 Blu-Ray burners flashed for 4k ripping.
    Hauppauge dual tuner tv card
    Silverstone internal flash card reader
    Dell Perc H700 Raid controller
i have the latest gpu drivers
Reinstalling it can fix sleep problems.
It's not so much having the latest version but more running the installation procedure that fixes things.

Denis
 

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    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
i just erased windows 11 and installed win 10+10 dual boot from a fresh w10 iso created today with microsoft media tool.

on the fresh w10 install, with all the same drivers installed from the same files, sleep works perfectly.

something is wrong with win11. All the exact same setup, and w11 sleep is totally broken.

weird
 

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Perhaps you could find out what your computer maker says about compatibility with Windows 11?
Perhaps the computer maker will eventually publish Windows 11 hardware drivers?

All the best,
Denis
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
ok. i reinstalled windows 11 and sleep works now.

dunno why it didn't work the first time. Maybe windows update messed it up.

but now clean out of the box, sleep works in w11.
 

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Update- w11 connected to windows update again, and sleep is completely broken again.

as i suspected
Stupid windows update breaks sleep.

Windows update keeps the pc in half-shutdown state.
cpu fan keeps spinning, and cannot wake up computer from keyboard or mouse. Must hard shutdown pc, and power on to get to windows again.


If i stop the Windows Update service, manual sleep works again.

However, auto sleep after idle is still broken. I set my sleep timer to 1 minute, and it will not auto sleep.

Any workaround?



Windows 10 sleep/auto-sleep works perfectly.
 
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    11
i just erased windows 11 and installed win 10+10 dual boot from a fresh w10 iso created today with microsoft media tool.

on the fresh w10 install, with all the same drivers installed from the same files, sleep works perfectly.

something is wrong with win11. All the exact same setup, and w11 sleep is totally broken.

weird
No it isn`t, it works fine for me :)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Skylake Special X299
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 9900X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II
    Memory
    GSkill Trident Z RGB 32GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 Ultra Gaming (12G-P5-4877-KL)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PG279Q
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 165Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 500GB x2, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2, Western Digital Black 4TB x1
    PSU
    EVGA 1200 P2, EVGA Black Custom Braided Cables
    Case
    Thermaltake View 31 Tempered Glass Limited Edition
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910 Orion Spark
    Mouse
    Logitech G700s, Asus ROG GX860 Buzzard
    Internet Speed
    Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes 4.5.2
    Other Info
    Thermaltake Riing Duo 14 x3, Thermaltake Riing Plus 14 x2, Corsair HS70 Pro Wireless Headset
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Skylake Special Z170
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
    Memory
    GSkill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F4-3600C16D-16GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2, EVGA Pro SLI Bridge
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC G2460PG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 870 Evo 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
    PSU
    EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
    Case
    Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
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    Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
    Mouse
    Logitech G500s
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    Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
    Browser
    Edge
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    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes 4.5.2
    Other Info
    Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp
I am in a z590 with 11900k and sleep is totally borked on my system as well
 

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  • OS
    W11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    I9- 13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Maximus Hero 790
    Memory
    GSkill 6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Strix OC 4090
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 48" CX OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 120Hz HDR
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro C drive, 980 Pro for data drive
    PSU
    EVGA 1600 Watt
    Case
    open case
    Cooling
    chip and cpu liquid
    Keyboard
    Razer Cynosa
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    950 Mb down, 450 Mb upload
    Browser
    Chrome

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.4770)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z890 Xtreme AI Top
    Memory
    64G (4x16) DDR5 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (6400Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon (XFX Mercury) RX 9070XT OC (with Magnetic Fans)
    Sound Card
    Onboard (DTS:X® Ultra Audio: ESS ES9280A DAC)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27-inch Eizo Color Edge - CG2700X
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    4 Samsung NVM 990 Pro drives: 1TB (OS), 2TB, 2 X 4TB.
    PSU
    Seasonic TX-1300 (1300 Watts)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair Link Titan 280 RX RGB
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    1TB Download. 512mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.4061)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme
    Memory
    32gig (4 x 8) Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3600Mhz (B-Die)
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon XFX Merc 7900XT (20gig)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24-Inch NEC PA242W
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 X NVME, 1 X SATA SSD
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 Watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i Elite AIO Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1TB Download. 512mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    Backup System
I am in a z590 with 11900k and sleep is totally borked on my system as well
Does the response to this command say that you have S3 Sleep?
Code:
powercfg -a
Or do you have S0 Modern standby [aka S0 Low Power Idle) instead?

Denis
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
W11 sleep works great for me but it was broken in 10.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 14900k, Intel UHD 770 integrated
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X
    Memory
    32gb G.Skill Trident Z5 7200
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    EVGA Nu Audio, Razer Kraken V3 Pro, Realtek Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U4025QW nano IPS monitor, Samsung Odyssey G75F, Wisecoco 12.6" IPS sensor panel
    Screen Resolution
    5120X2160 x 2 1920x515
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN8100, Samsung 990 Pro x 3, WD BLACK SN850x, WD Black 8tb HD
    PSU
    FSP Hydro PTM Pro 1350w
    Case
    Thermaltake Level 20 XT
    Cooling
    ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420 ARGB in push/pull, Antec Prism X 120mm ARGB Fans x 15
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow V4 Pro
    Mouse
    Razer Basilik V3 Pro on Razer Firefly V2 mouse pad.
    Internet Speed
    950 Mbps cable primary, 6Mbps secondary vdsl
    Browser
    Chrome primary, FF-Edge-IE secondary
    Antivirus
    Norton 360 Premium
    Other Info
    I sit on a Libernovo Omni chair.😍 Sound by Fosi Audio DA-2120C pushing Magnat Series 503 bookshelf speakers and a SVS SB-1000 Pro subwoofer.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    2023 Acer Predator Helios 18
    CPU
    Intel 14900HX
    Motherboard
    factory
    Memory
    32gb ddr 5 5600
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia RTX 4090 mobile
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" 250hz IPS
    Screen Resolution
    2560X1600
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 9100 Pro, 990 Pro
    PSU
    factory 330W
    Case
    factory
    Cooling
    factory
    Keyboard
    individual key argb
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    WiFi 7, 2.5gb ethernet
    Browser
    Chrome primary, FF-IE and Edge secondary
    Antivirus
    Norton 360 Premium
    Other Info
    Acer will not allow WD Black SN8100 to function in m.2 slot 0 and Crucial T710 ssd's to function in either slot.
Try disabling hibernation and hybrid sleep.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Multi-Boot
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
    Memory
    Trident Z5 Neo Series DDR5 RAM XMP+EXPO 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MT/s CL36-36-36-96
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX-5060Ti 16GB, AMD Radeon Integrated CPU
    Sound Card
    Denon x4200 Atmos AVR
    Monitor(s) Displays
    65" Hisense 4K, 4 x 27"
    Screen Resolution
    4K TV. 4 @ 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 2TB PCIE 5.0, Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIE 4.0
    PSU
    Lian Li Edge Series-850W Full Modular Power Supply-80 Plus Platinum-ATX 3.0, 3.1-PCIE 5.1-L-Shape Design for Dual Chamber Case-120mm FDB Fan-Supports up to 4X USB Devices-Black (EG0850BE.US)
    Case
    MUSETEX ATX PC Case,6 PWM ARGB Fans Pre-Installed,360MM RAD Support,Type-C Gaming PC Case,270° Full View Tempered Glass Mid Tower,Black ATX Computer Case,Y6 ontrolled 120mm ARGB Fans, Tempered Glass Panels G05MN6-HB)
    Cooling
    Thermalright FW360 SE ARGB V2 360mm CPU AIO Liquid Cooler, 2" LCD Screen, TL-M12Q 2000 RPM Daisy-Chain Fans, for AM4/AM5 & Intel LGA 1700/1851, Black
    Keyboard
    Corsair K57 Wireless RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech Couch Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Gigabit 2.5Gbps
    Browser
    FIrefox Portable, Slimjet, or Cent Browser
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    This PC was built in November 2025.
    Denon Dolby Atmosphere sound system with 7.3.2 (3subs, 9 speakers).
    Storage on portable hard drive attached to USB 3.0 router port. (Movies, Music, and files)
    Few other PC's, laptops, tablets, Raspberry PI's. So many other tech devices.
    Everything is on a UPS! I have a whole house generator too :D
    My broadcastify live feed:
    https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/34853
It says I have s3 sleep
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    I9- 13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Maximus Hero 790
    Memory
    GSkill 6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Strix OC 4090
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 48" CX OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 120Hz HDR
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro C drive, 980 Pro for data drive
    PSU
    EVGA 1600 Watt
    Case
    open case
    Cooling
    chip and cpu liquid
    Keyboard
    Razer Cynosa
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    950 Mb down, 450 Mb upload
    Browser
    Chrome
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