Destop thinks it is a laptop

[manly6262]

I can go into PowerOptionsProperties,Power Schemes and it is showing that my desktop is a laptop.Tried to change it one time before but it went back to show it as a laptop?Will not go into hibernation,goes into hibernation but starts back up on its own it will do this until I close it myself    Any help

[Allan]

Please forgive me for asking, but why would you want to put a desktop into Hibernation in the first place.

[manly6262]

It use to go into hibernation on its own to save power.I thought they all did this

[jason2074]

Tried to change it one time before but it went back to show it as a laptop

If you are going to change Power option properties under Power schemes from Portable/Laptop to a Desktop, make sure to hit Apply.

It use to go into hibernation on its own to save power

True, only if you enable those features... Windows power options or some in BIOS settings. If your machine is having trouble coming out of hibernation probably for some hardware or system components, then its best not to used it.

I thought they all did this

Yes. Its a users' option for system loading times out of period of inactivities and saving current state of work   at the same time minimizing power consumption.   

[Sykes]

This is not a solution, but giving direction where you could check for issues:

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If you know how to fiddle with registry, check what is your Registry value says

Note: Playing around with registry can cause OS to stop working.

The registry settings can be found at "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]"

And the code may look like, just verify everything is there, DO NOT change

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="2"            ;Power Scheme (Default="0")
                                    ; "0" = Home/Office Desk
                                    ; "1" = Portable/Laptop
                                    ; "2" = Presentation
                                    ; "3" = Always On
                                    ; "4" = Minimal Power Management
                                    ; "5" = Max Battery

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The Advanced and Hibernate options are stored in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy\Policies

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This issue could be related to your ACPI driver as well. So reinstall chipset and base drivers first.

[BC_Programmer]

Of course, instead of using registry editor one could feasibly- just possibly, if the circumstances were crazy enough to allow it... use the UI features BUILT IN to windows to change them. Like, oh, say the power options dialog mentioned previously.