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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1261127" data-attributes="member: 141969">Looking on the internet for &quot;windows 10 wake timers ignored&quot;, I found this page:<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47721696/why-isnt-my-windows-10-pc-waking-up-after-a-setwaitabletimer-call" target="_blank">Why Isn't My Windows 10 PC Waking Up after a SetWaitableTimer() Call?</a>Apparently, Windows 10 introduced a new setting for wake timers called &quot;Allow Important Wake Timers Only&quot;, which allows wake timers from the OS, but disallows wake timers from applications. I have just looked at my Windows 10 system, and it does indeed have this setting. However, I don't have MP installed on that system, so I cannot test to see what effect that setting might have.So, go to advanced power-plan settings and check the setting for &quot;Allow wake timers&quot;. If you are lucky, this will be the cause of the problem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />; if you are unlucky, ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":cry:" title="Crying&nbsp; &nbsp; :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1261127, member: 141969"] Looking on the internet for "windows 10 wake timers ignored", I found this page: [URL="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47721696/why-isnt-my-windows-10-pc-waking-up-after-a-setwaitabletimer-call"]Why Isn't My Windows 10 PC Waking Up after a SetWaitableTimer() Call?[/URL] Apparently, Windows 10 introduced a new setting for wake timers called "Allow Important Wake Timers Only", which allows wake timers from the OS, but disallows wake timers from applications. I have just looked at my Windows 10 system, and it does indeed have this setting. However, I don't have MP installed on that system, so I cannot test to see what effect that setting might have. So, go to advanced power-plan settings and check the setting for "Allow wake timers". If you are lucky, this will be the cause of the problem :); if you are unlucky, ... :cry: -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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