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How do a wake a Dell XPS 8700 from "safe sleep" mode?
I read that you push the Windows key, wait one second, then push Enter, but that does nothing.
If I just tap the power button, the computer restarts, but I get the "blue screen" and have to select a restart. This takes about 2 minutes or more and then I get an error message about Windows not shutting down properly.
There must be a keystroke combination that simply wakes the computer up in 2-3 seconds without all that fuss.
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I have set "never" for the power saving option, but it still goes into sleep mode.
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
Since no one else has answered, I'll put in my probably unhelpful 2 cents.
When I used Windows, I pressed the space bar to get out of sleep mode.
The "blue screen" you refer to is more accurately described by the technical acronym "BSOD" (blue screen of death), a traditional feature of all Microsoft operating systems dating back to the original IBM PC that started it all.
You don't say what operating system you are using. I'll assume Windows 8 which has problems waking from sleep. Google "Windows 8 sleep mode issue" or "Windows 8 sleep mode problem" for more info and possible solutions. You can also contact Microsoft and ask about it.
I use Linux and have neither the time or desire to solve the problems associated with each new iteration of Windows. Why should I have to learn a new operating system every 2 years just so Bill Gates can make another billion?
