Battery drain while in sleep mode (Windows 10)

Anonymous
2016-01-19T04:18:18+00:00

Hello

I have an Asus GL551. It original had Windows 8.1 on it but I upgraded to Windows 10 a few months ago. Ever since it has been running Windows 10 the battery will drain completely within 10-12 hours while in sleep mode. When it had Windows 8.1 this was not an issue. There would still be plenty of battery power even after a few days of not being used and in sleep mode. 

I suspect that is is coming out of sleep mode periodically and draining the battery. Just the other day I had been watching a YouTube video. When It finished I closed the lid of the laptop putting it to sleep. About two hours later, with the lid closed the laptop started playing the Youtube video all by itself. I had not touched the computer and the lid was still closed.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Kevin

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-12T05:56:04+00:00

    Thanks for the reply.

    1- I have a HP 15 Pavilion, model HP 15-d004AU.

    2- I do not face the same issue when shutting down, just when i put it in sleep mode.

    3- Windows 10 is up to date with the KB 3081436 update, I updated it last night.

    Tried the troubleshooting, no problems found.

    Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-19T18:25:25+00:00

    Hello,

    My battery is draining by 50% while on sleep mode during the night.

    This phenomenon is recent (a week or so). Prior the battery used to decrease by roughly 10%.

    I set the WiFi to be turned off while on sleep mode.

    Are there any processes still running in the background while on sleep?

    Appreciate your assistance.

    Best,

    Mat

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T12:56:26+00:00

    Hi,

    Sorry for the delay.

    You may perform inbuilt troubleshooter and check if it helps;

    1. In the search box, type troubleshooting.
    2. Click on view all and select power.
    3. Click next and follow the instruction.

    You can also perform system maintenance troubleshooter;

    1. In the search box, type troubleshooting.
    2. Click on view all and system maintenance.
    3. Click next and follow the instruction.

    Let us know the results.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T17:37:57+00:00

    Thank you for your response.

    The power option indicated that my screen time before it went to sleep was too long. This has no relevance to my current problem.

    The system maintenance indicated on no issues present.

    Any suggestion?

    Btw, for some reason the search bar is not working properly, and I found the troubleshooting in control panel. In addition, I'm having a problem with runtime broker using a lot of system resources. Not sure if these issues affect each other and the battery drain while on sleep mode.

    I must admit that the upgrade to win 10 on both my tablet and laptop was not a pleasant experience, and still isn't ...

    Best,

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-09-22T14:55:01+00:00

    I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5547 and i upgraded it to Windows 10 in July. Recently I've found that the battery always drains even after i shutdown it properly. I t would be 100% charged at night and in the morning it would be at 3%. My battery plan is on balanced. Yes, I have tried all the other plans. The Dell power manager lite says my battery life is excellent. I have change the power button to shutdown. I have uncheck turn on fast startup. I have run the Hardware Devices troubleshooter. I have run the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe). Everything is fine. Changes I have made is I have downloaded the softwares Driver Booster 2 to update drivers and Advanced SystemCare 8. I have also updated the Intel drivers via Intel Driver Update Utility 2.0 and the firmware via the Dell Support Site.  

    I have run diagnostics via the Dell site and everything passed. I have read nearly every single thread on this forum about this issue and none haven't help me. Like seriously I'm getting tired now.

    Plus I found that my laptop couldn't wake up from sleep mode many times since the upgrade. I have to completely shut it down by pressing the power button. 

    Does anyone has a solution to these problems?

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