The user encounters the issue when his PC wakes up from sleep at odd times (without any user interference/intention) or the PC just instantly returns from the sleep (when tried to put to sleep). Upon checking, the user finds out that the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe is causing the issue. Before moving on with the solutions to get rid of StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, make sure your system’s Windows or drivers are updated to the latest build.
Solution 1: Turn Off Scheduled Maintenance of Your System
Your system may wake up automatically at a certain time if the automatic maintenance of your system is configured to perform the maintenance task at a specific time. In this case, disabling the scheduled maintenance may solve the problem.
Solution 2: Disable Hybrid Sleep
You may encounter the error at hand if the Hybrid Sleep state (which is a mixed state of hibernation and sleep) is enabled as it can create hindrance in the operation of power options of your system. In this context, disabling Hybrid Sleep may solve the problem.
Solution 3: Run the Power Troubleshooter
Your system may randomly start waking up if the power settings of your system are corrupt or not properly configured. In this case, running the power troubleshooter may solve the problem.
Solution 4: Turn Off Live Tiles in the Start Menu
Many users tend to use live tiles on the start menu to see information about Weather, Photos, Games, Thumbnails, etc. But these live tiles try to refresh their data after a fixed time and thus cause the error at hand. In this context, disabling the live tiles in the start menu may solve the problem.
Solution 5: Disable Power Management by Windows Update
You may encounter the error at hand if Windows Update is allowed to wake up your computer for updates. In this scenario, disabling the Windows update option to power on your system may solve the problem.
Solution 6: Turn Off Wake Timers of Your System and Reset the Power Settings to Default
Your system may wake up at times if the wake timers of your system are configured to wake the PC at scheduled times. In this context, disabling the wake timers of your system may solve the problem.
Solution 7: Disable ‘Allow This Device to Wake the Computer’ for your Devices
Your system may wake up at odd times if any of your system devices are configured to wake up the system. In this context, disabling the device’s capability to wake your computer may solve the problem.
Solution 8: Use the Registry Editor
If you are still having the issue, then you can use some Registry edits to sort out the system’s wake up issue. Warning: Proceed at your own risk as editing your system’s registry requires a certain level of expertise and if done wrong, you may cause everlasting damage to your PC/data. Before moving on, make sure to create a backup of the system’s registry. Then launch the Registry Editor as administrator and check if the following registry edits resolve the system’s wake up issue.
Set the CsEnabled value to Zero
Create the PlatformAoAcOverride Registry Key
Solution 9: Disable the Scheduled Tasks
The issue may arise if a scheduled task is triggering the wake up of your PC. In this context, disabling the scheduled task (or its ability to wake up your PC) may solve the problem. Some users reported that the Update Orchestrator Service caused the issue. . For illustration, we will discuss the process for Update Orchestrator Service. If the Wake the Computer to Run This Task is greyed out, then you may have to use a utility like PsTools, PsExec, or PowerRun that can enable a user to launch the Task Scheduler with System or TrustedInstaller privileges. For illustration, we will discuss the process for the PsExec utility. If that did not do the trick and you are tech-savvy, then you may create a scheduled task that executes a Command Prompt/PowerShell script/batch file to stop the task causing the issue.
Solution 10: Edit the System’s BIOS Settings
If none of the solutions has worked for you, then disabling the devices’ ability in the system’s BIOS to wake the PC may solve the problem. But keep in mind that the instructions mentioned below may differ a bit for you. Warning: Advance at your own risk as editing the system’s BIOS requires a certain level of proficiency and if not done properly, you may brick your system and cause everlasting damage to your data. If the issue is still there, then check if switching your monitor’s connection mode from HDMI to analog resolves the issue.
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