Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⌛ Your computer goes to sleep just fine, but waking it up? Sometimes it comes back without a hitch. Other times, the screen stays dark and nothing works. I'll discuss why sleep mode can be unreliable and what you can do about it.
⌛ Waking from sleep
Sleep mode has never been completely reliable, and unfortunately, it still isn’t. It depends on your computer’s device drivers all working together just right, and that doesn’t always happen. Try updating your BIOS and possibly certain device drivers. If it keeps failing, switch to hibernate mode or just shut down completely.
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Chapters
0:00 Computer Won't Wake from Sleep
1:11 Sleep is special
2:40 Sleep compared to hibernation
3:20 It varies dramatically
3:55 My approach to sleep mode
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⌛ Your computer goes to sleep just fine, but waking it up? Sometimes it comes back without a hitch. Other times, the screen stays dark and nothing works. I'll discuss why sleep mode can be unreliable and what you can do about it.
⌛ Waking from sleep
Sleep mode has never been completely reliable, and unfortunately, it still isn’t. It depends on your computer’s device drivers all working together just right, and that doesn’t always happen. Try updating your BIOS and possibly certain device drivers. If it keeps failing, switch to hibernate mode or just shut down completely.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/14677
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ Can You Get Hacked When Your Computer Is Sleeping? ▶ youtu.be/NfjYaPYi-ZA
Chapters
0:00 Computer Won't Wake from Sleep
1:11 Sleep is special
2:40 Sleep compared to hibernation
3:20 It varies dramatically
3:55 My approach to sleep mode
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
More Ask Leo!
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☑️ askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo!
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#askleo #sleep #standby
