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0 pointstredre32y ago0 comments

No, he's right. Windows can wake the computer from total shut down even (S5). It uses RTC alarms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_clock_alarm

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"Can be set to wake up" doesn't mean "will wake up".

Modern versions wake up out of the box, you need to tinker with them to stop that.

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0 pointstredre32y ago0 comments

No, he's right. Windows can wake the computer from total shut down even (S5). It uses RTC alarms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_clock_alarm

"Can be set to wake up" doesn't mean "will wake up".

Modern versions wake up out of the box, you need to tinker with them to stop that.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse