AIDA64 Prevents PC From Sleeping? (POS VFD) - RESOLVED - User Error

[TomKatt]

New user here - I'm testing AIDA64 with a POS VFD display and so far so good - everything seems to be working correctly and I have AIDA64 set to autostart with Windows and minimize to the system tray with hardware monitoring running in the background.  I noticed that the cpu utilization percentages were way off but I seem to have resolved that by disabling the Win 11 cpu workaround stability option (W11 Pro / 13600K / Z790).

However, it seems like AIDA64's monitoring is now preventing my system from going to sleep - the monitor screen goes into power save, but my system stays running.  If I close AIDA64 my system will go to sleep as expected when it times out.  I've done a bit of Googling and it seems the majority of AIDA64 sleep inquiries are related to some failure with the system waking back up (frozen screens etc)...  I am looking for a solution to the opposite problem - Is it possible for the pc to enter sleep if no activity is occurring other than AIDA64 running in the background?  

Thanks for any suggestions.

EDIT - These are nice 2 x 20 vfd displays with usb interface for dirt cheap ($20 shipped) on eBay.  They are NOS and as such brand new condition - mine still had the plastic film on the cover.  They are quite large, about 8" wide and 2" tall, but the case and hinged bracket on the back mean they look professional and you can just place it on your pc.  Granted, they are limited to ASCI characters but for the price and vfd uniqueness they are a steal at $20 and work with AIDA64 via the POS lcd interface.

EDIT 2 - Turns out the POS driver I installed (that wasn't even needed - generic Prolific serial driver works just fine) disabled the sleep settings on my pc.  lol

 

[Fiery]

16 hours ago, TomKatt said:

New user here - I'm testing AIDA64 with a POS VFD display and so far so good - everything seems to be working correctly and I have AIDA64 set to autostart with Windows and minimize to the system tray with hardware monitoring running in the background.  I noticed that the cpu utilization percentages were way off but I seem to have resolved that by disabling the Win 11 cpu workaround stability option (W11 Pro / 13600K / Z790).

However, it seems like AIDA64's monitoring is now preventing my system from going to sleep - the monitor screen goes into power save, but my system stays running.  If I close AIDA64 my system will go to sleep as expected when it times out.  I've done a bit of Googling and it seems the majority of AIDA64 sleep inquiries are related to some failure with the system waking back up (frozen screens etc)...  I am looking for a solution to the opposite problem - Is it possible for the pc to enter sleep if no activity is occurring other than AIDA64 running in the background?  

Thanks for any suggestions.

EDIT - These are nice 2 x 20 vfd displays with usb interface for dirt cheap ($20 shipped) on eBay.  They are NOS and as such brand new condition - mine still had the plastic film on the cover.  They are quite large, about 8" wide and 2" tall, but the case and hinged bracket on the back mean they look professional and you can just place it on your pc.  Granted, they are limited to ASCI characters but for the price and vfd uniqueness they are a steal at $20 and work with AIDA64 via the POS lcd interface.

Can you please check if the issue persists when you deactivate the POS LCD module of AIDA64?  And if the issue goes away that way, then please try to enable the RemoteSensor LCD module or the SensorPanel to see if the issue is back again that way.

[TomKatt]

Well, don't I feel silly... I went to test this and discovered that the POS driver installer I originally used apparently disabled my sleep settings.  The irony is that the POS software isn't even needed - the generic Prolific driver works fine and no additional software is necessary.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.