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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1304037" data-attributes="member: 141969">Mmm, I cannot actually remember what state the HPTC was in after the weekly reboot. I will enable it for early Wednesday morning and see what happens. Some possible differences:(1) I have Windows setup to require a login password on reboot, but not on wake from sleep or hibernation. The reason for this was so that I could access the HTPC from my laptop. Without the login password, Windows refused to give my laptop access to the HTPC, and I had to transfer files using a USB memory stick. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />(2) From your post I get the impression that you have MP setup so that it starts on Windows boot. I don't use that setting, so after my system has rebooted, MP is not running.(3) There is a config setting that controls whether MP can sleep/hibernate on any panel, or only on the &quot;Home&quot; panel. The setting is on the &quot;Client&quot; tab in &quot;PowerScheduler&quot; config in &quot;MP Config&quot;. I have mine set to &quot;Home panel only&quot;. If you have enabled that setting, and MP autostarts to a panel other than the &quot;Home&quot; panel, it won't be eligible to sleep/hibernate.(4) I no longer use the MP screen saver. I had it set to a very small value (one minute <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ), and I simply found it too annoying. I do however still use the Windows screen saver (&quot;Aurora&quot; from Windows Vista), set for 5 minutes.(5) I use hibernation instead of sleep, although it is not obvious that they would behave differently. With my hibernation system, the HTPC usually hibernates within one minute of becoming inactive, e.g. when an unattended recording ends, or when I manually &quot;switch off&quot; the system (i.e. indicate to the HTPC that it is no longer required for interactive use).I will report tomorrow what happened with the scheduled reboot.-- from CyberSimian in the UK.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1304037, member: 141969"] Mmm, I cannot actually remember what state the HPTC was in after the weekly reboot. I will enable it for early Wednesday morning and see what happens. Some possible differences: (1) I have Windows setup to require a login password on reboot, but not on wake from sleep or hibernation. The reason for this was so that I could access the HTPC from my laptop. Without the login password, Windows refused to give my laptop access to the HTPC, and I had to transfer files using a USB memory stick. :mad: (2) From your post I get the impression that you have MP setup so that it starts on Windows boot. I don't use that setting, so after my system has rebooted, MP is not running. (3) There is a config setting that controls whether MP can sleep/hibernate on any panel, or only on the "Home" panel. The setting is on the "Client" tab in "PowerScheduler" config in "MP Config". I have mine set to "Home panel only". If you have enabled that setting, and MP autostarts to a panel other than the "Home" panel, it won't be eligible to sleep/hibernate. (4) I no longer use the MP screen saver. I had it set to a very small value (one minute :eek: ), and I simply found it too annoying. I do however still use the Windows screen saver ("Aurora" from Windows Vista), set for 5 minutes. (5) I use hibernation instead of sleep, although it is not obvious that they would behave differently. With my hibernation system, the HTPC usually hibernates within one minute of becoming inactive, e.g. when an unattended recording ends, or when I manually "switch off" the system (i.e. indicate to the HTPC that it is no longer required for interactive use). I will report tomorrow what happened with the scheduled reboot. -- from CyberSimian in the UK. [/QUOTE]

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