Just in time for Halloween, baby!
So later in the day i finally get to my PC and i notice it’s running… I check the boot time. Uptime since 5:54 this morning. I remember turning it off at around 1:30 AM. No, no one turned it on. And i checked Task Scheduler. Windows Updates checked at 8:30 AM.
Like… what in the actual fuck? What could it be? My PC’s wearing itself out because it’s powering on by itself and it’s irritating.
Assuming it is a desktop, the first thing I would check is what you have set in your BIOS/UEFI for what to do after power loss(and subsequent restore). Most computers have Off, On and Last State as options. If it is set to On or you do not have that option, then I theorize you had a short power outage or maybe brownout which triggered the computer to turn on. You can also test this by turning off your computer, unplugging it, and plugging it back in and seeing if it turns on.
Other than that, I dunno maybe something with USB wake(tho that is for sleep only I think), or network booting?
That would indicate a shutdown because of power loss. That does not seem to fit.
… but it is still a good recommendation to check.
Other than that, Wake on LAN and the USB on settings.
Also maybe not a bad idea to give some AV or malware killer a chance. (Less likely though.)
If it happens again, let us know.
I’ve had this before due to a PSU that was basically done for, it no issues at full load, but it started to turn itself on then wouldn’t boot. This is more common when using a haswell or newer CPU with a older power supply without the same level of proficiency for new features like off state USB charging and low C state sleep.
I think i found it… the son of a bitch. It’s a setting called RTC Alarm Power On. It’s set to: By OS. Allows a system to be turned on to perform certain tasks.
Very crazy, if you ask me. I’d love to know where you can configure that.
EDIT: So apparently it happened again at 1:34 again today. This is the most fucking retarded-ass piece of shit of a problem i’ve ever had with a PC.
WOW. Fuck whoever designed this feature. What the hell can i even do now?
Auto power on settings in bios my dude.
Check the power settings in your bios.
Happened again at 5:15 AM. WTF?!
And that’s what we already established. My BIOS has a AVCI Section under Advanced Setting. I saw an auto turn on Via RTC feature that was enabled. I disabled it.
I’m using an ASRock motherboard.
Does ANYONE know what i might have overlooked in BIOS. The motherfucking nomenclature of this shit is NOT consistent between all manufacturers. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK!
Which mobo as asrock has (annoyingly) changed the layout a couple of times recently, also check your on the most recent bios for your product (i don’t think it will fix your issue, but at least gives common ground to work from).
Besides this (I’ve had similar issues with a mobo that was on its way out) I’d guess it was the power supply. AsRock can be a bit of a ‘B’ brand in terms of their mobos from time to time.
Looks like the NSA is on to you. RIP
Funny you say that. I’ve downloaded lots of things from the FBI/CIA website.
Have you checked to see if there are any settings for turning on with input from USB or PS/2 devices (mouse or keyboard)? Especially if you have pets…
This^^
I had a shitty laser mouse that would move the cursor when the mouse was still (poor tracking) and that also would wake the computer.
Check this article OP, could be the same issue.
Kill it with fire.