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Questions tagged [idle]

A computer on idle not being used by the user or programs.

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Windows 10 Display Won't Sleep/Turn Off (Tried Everything!)

There are many posts about the display not sleeping when idle. It will not turn off after inactivity, neither from the desktop, nor from the lock screen. I've tried everything!? This is on a PC (not laptop) running Windows 10 Pro. Power & sleep…
TechieJ
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Why idle power usage is much higher under linux than macos on the same, intel-based macbook?

Recently I switched from macos to linux on a mid 2014 8GB retina macbook pro. I noticed when I just edit text files in vi running in terminal, the battery runs out about twice as fast on linux. Top and powertop shows minimal CPU and no GPU…
diviaki
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{Solved} Why are system idle processes sending JPEG keepalives?

I was running a test using WireShark to torch some traffic. I saw quite a bit of traffic on localhost. Further investigation showed the following issue: I am seeing a HTTP GET request about every second that requests a JPEG called…
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How can I close an application window after it's been idle X minutes?

I use Remote Desktop Manager daily to log into my Macbook Pro from my Windows PC (Windows 10). But once connected via ARD, it stays logged in basically forever. I would like to have the connection window close itself automatically after an idle…
JVC
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Windows 10 Desktop PC will not go to sleep automatically based on set idle timer no matter what I try. What else can I try?

I have a Windows 10 Desktop PC I built recently with all new parts, Windows is fully updated, as are all drivers, BIOS, etc. I had a problem with my PC waking up from sleep randomly at night, and then staying on all night, so I disabled all possible…
ProgrammerGirl
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Task scheduler On Idle task not triggered Windows 7

I've used Task scheduler and created a new task, added a trigger, set it to event: on Idle and created the task. In the conditionstab, specified the task waits 1min to become idle (instead of 10min just to test). But then I wait for more than 10mins…
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Run exe when computer is inactive for some time

Following an advice given to me in this question I have made this question. So I have an exe I want to run after the computer is idle (by idle I don’t mean sleep, I mean inactive or not being used) for sometime lets say 30 mins. Once the “inactive”…
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How to increase the spindown time on idle for an external hard drive (HDD) in Windows 11?

Windows 11 is spinning down external hard disk drives (HDDs) just seconds after they are used. This is resulting low access times, and possible increased chance of data loss due to heads repeatedly getting parked over and over again. As such, I…
Amazon Dies In Darkness
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A Slack message was sent out during the time when Eventviewer logs show the computer was on sleep mode. Is it possible?

Could anyone please advise me? Using my computer, a Slack message was sent out at the time stamped during the time when Event viewer logs show the computer was on sleep mode. Is it possible? If it is, how? The computer was on sleep mode due to…
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Python IDLE not opening when I double click on python scripts on macOS Big Sur

I am trying to run a script with IDLE in Python version 3.9.5. When I have IDLE open and I open the script with File > Open... it successfully opens the script. Likewise, when running IDLE3.9 from the terminal, I can successfully open the file.…
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Laptop with External Monitor and lid closed wont idle or sleep

I have a Windows 10 laptop and I use it as a desktop at times with a external monitor connected via HDMI. When i work on the computer with the lid closed the computer never goes to sleep at the specified time. Also it doesnt even idle as my Skype…
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Windows screen idle turns off and directly on again

I have a very annoying issue with my monitors. After the idle time specified in windows power management, my two displays turn off, but directly turn on again, preventing the monitors from entering screen saving mode completely and being turned on…
olee
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Trigger an event based only on user inactivity

Windows 10 Task Scheduler can trigger an event after certain time of idle status, where the 'idle' is defined by user keyboard mouse input and other conditions such as CPU usage. Can I define a condition solely based on 'no keyboard or mouse…
user67275
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Ryzen 5 5600 high idle speeds - how to fix?

I have new hardware: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, ASUS Prime A520M-A II board and Ballistix 3200Mhz memory. It's running fine, but the CPU speed in idle (nothing happening in Windows, CPU load is 1%-2%) is not slowed down at all from the base speed of…
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Restarting on idle only after use

I work at a public library and am trying to set up our public computers to restart when they are left idle for 10-15 minutes. Ostensibly this is straightforward, I can add a task in Task Scheduler which executes shutdown.exe /r after it detects the…
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