{"id":589,"date":"2013-12-06T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/computer-doesnt-wake-to-run-scheduled-backup\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T22:05:20","slug":"computer-doesnt-wake-to-run-scheduled-backup","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/computer-doesnt-wake-to-run-scheduled-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Doesn’t Wake to Run Scheduled Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Problem:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\r\n

Computer doesn't wake to run a scheduled backup task.<\/p>\r\n

Cause:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\r\n

This problem is usually caused by the option to wake the computer to run the task not being enabled or by wake timers being disabled (Windows 7 or later).<\/p>\r\n

Solution:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\r\n

Verify Task is set to Wake the Computer<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\r\n

When creating the task make sure to check the Wake the computer to run this task<\/strong> option. This option is available on the Settings<\/strong> tab when creating the task directly from Image for Windows. If using the Windows Task Scheduler, the setting can be found on the Settings<\/strong> tab (XP) or the Conditions<\/strong> tab (Vista or later).<\/p>\r\n

Please refer to this KB article if you need help configuring the task:
How to Schedule Image for Windows Backups Using Task Scheduler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Verify Wake Timers are Enabled (Windows 7 or later)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\r\n

Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Open the Power Options<\/strong> Control Panel tool:

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    1. Press WinKey+R<\/strong> (hold down the Windows key<\/strong> and press R<\/strong>) to open the Run window.

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    2. Type control powercfg.cpl<\/strong><\/font> into the box and click OK<\/strong>.

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    3. Click the Change plan settings<\/strong> link for the selected plan.

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    4. On the Change settings for the plan<\/em> screen, click the Change advanced power settings<\/strong> link.

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    5. Expand the Sleep<\/strong> item.

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    6. Expand the Allow wake timers<\/strong> item.

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    7. Change the setting to Enabled<\/strong>. On systems with a battery you will need to enable it for both On battery<\/strong> and Plugged in<\/strong> if you wish it to apply in both cases.

      Note: If you aren't able to change the setting, click the Change settings that are currently unavailable<\/strong> link in the top section of the window.<\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n

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      Technical Notes:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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      • The Allow wake timers<\/strong> option may be disabled by default on laptop\/notebook systems (it's normally enabled by default on desktop systems).

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      • You can run powercfg -waketimers<\/strong><\/font> from an Administrator Command Prompt to see what is currently set to wake the computer. Scheduled tasks set to wake the computer will show in the list.
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        Problem: Computer doesn’t wake to run a scheduled backup task. Cause: This problem is usually caused by the option to wake the computer to run the task not being enabled or by wake timers being disabled (Windows 7 or later). Solution: Verify Task is set to Wake the Computer When creating the task make sure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"lsvr_kba_cat":[1790],"lsvr_kba_tag":[2121],"class_list":["post-589","lsvr_kba","type-lsvr_kba","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_kba_cat-problem-solving-image-for-windows","lsvr_kba_tag-image-for-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_kba"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6364,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/589\/revisions\/6364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_cat?post=589"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_tag?post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}