I'm dealing with a frustrating issue across many laptops in our organization. When users put their devices to sleep by closing the lid and then move them to a different location, they often can't wake them up. The backlit keyboard shows it's responding, and the screen lights up black, but eventually, the system forces a reboot after about 15 minutes. This issue only happens when the laptops are on battery power. I managed to fix this for my laptop and a colleague's by disabling the 'HP Intelligent Hibernate' setting in BIOS, but for others, that didn't work. I've also ensured that Modern Standby is turned off and that Windows hibernate is disabled by default. I've tried BIOS updates too, especially for HP 840 G10 models, but no luck. My temporary solution is forcing hibernate, but that alters the way over 4000 users operate daily. Has anyone encountered a similar problem? Any thoughts or tips would be greatly appreciated!
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I feel your pain; it seems like systems should just work when you need them to. Unfortunately, with some HP systems, you can’t rely on sleep working as intended anymore. You could try to implement long hibernation timers so that their devices only hibernate after prolonged inactivity, which might balance user expectations with system stability.
It sounds like this could be related to some instability in HP’s power management firmware when laptops resume from sleep on battery. Many HP models, especially the EliteBook 840 G10, seem to enter a low-power state but fail to reinitialize components properly, leading to the black screen and forced reboot. Unfortunately, there isn't a universal fix right now. Disabling features like 'HP Intelligent Hibernate' can offer temporary relief, but the most reliable solution is to avoid sleep altogether. By using hibernate instead, you can ensure a full hardware reset, which may help prevent those annoying wake-up failures.
You might also want to reach out to HP support if you haven’t already. The situation seems to vary across different devices and configurations, and sometimes the vendor can provide insights or fixes that aren’t well-documented. Just remember that sometimes hibernate is the most stable workaround, although it can change how users expect the devices to function.
I totally agree! I've noticed that hibernate can be the best option when sleep becomes unreliable, but it might be an adjustment for the end users. A little heads-up to them could make the transition smoother.
I had a similar experience with all-in-one HP devices where they dropped network connections intermittently. I managed to fix the issue by locking down the power settings in Microsoft Intune. I’d definitely recommend checking your power management logs to see if you notice fluctuations during sleep and wake cycles.