VirtualBox wakes Windows 10 from sleep

[psla]

Originally found here: ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69723

VirtualBox 5.0.8 r103449 running 64bit Fedora 23 periodically wakes Windows 10:

C:\>powercfg -lastwake
Wake History Count - 1
Wake History [0]
  Wake Source Count - 1
  Wake Source [0]
    Type: Wake Timer
    Owner: [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe

C:\>

Vbox Log attached.

[psla]

vbox.log

[psla]

Actually, the VM doesn't have to be running to get this behavior. VirtualBox without any running VMs is causing same issues.

[csma]

Attached lines from VBoxSVC.log that shows times and errors for better context.

• 00:23:01.278738 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:39.828872 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:39.828872 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:39.828872 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:49.738607 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:49.738607 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:49.738607 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:52.619324 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:52.619324 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:52.619324 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:54.495337 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:54.495337 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 02:32:54.495337 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 04:04:24.432752 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 04:04:24.432752 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 04:04:24.432752 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 07:00:55.428603 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 07:00:55.428603 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31
• 07:00:55.428603 USBPROXY Getting USB descriptor failed with error 31

[SpideySpirit]

Same issue here also, Host is Windows 10 Home Version 1511 OS Build 10586.36 running VirtualBox Version 5.0.10 r104061, and yes a Virtual Machine doesn't need to be running

Replying to psla:

Originally found here: ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69723

VirtualBox 5.0.8 r103449 running 64bit Fedora 23 periodically wakes Windows 10:

C:\>powercfg -lastwake
Wake History Count - 1
Wake History [0]
  Wake Source Count - 1
  Wake Source [0]
    Type: Wake Timer
    Owner: [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe

C:\>

Vbox Log attached.

[cremor]

I have the same problem with version 5.0.28

[carl2187]

This is affecting me as well on Win10pro 1703 x64. PC immediately wakes from sleep after it enters sleep mode when virtual box GUI is running.

In case this bug is really hampering anyone, you can disable the use of wake timers completely in windows 10 until the issue is fixed.

Press the Windows-key + R and type powercfg.cpl then "Enter" to open the Power Options of the PC.

Click on change plan settings next to the current plan

Click on change advanced power settings on the next page. This opens a new window that displays the advanced power options of the selected plan.

Select Sleep > Allow wake timers, and change the setting from enable to disable by clicking on it. Click apply to save the changes.

(from: ​http://www.ghacks.net/2013/12/31/find-pc-wakes-stop/ )

[zingmars]

10 months later, the issue is still present on VirtualBox 5.2.6 r120293 running on Windows 10 [10.0.16299.125].

[blole]

PC wakes after almost exactly 1 minute from both sleep and hibernation, even with wake timers disabled.
VirtualBox 5.2.8 r121009
Windows 10 version 1709 (OS Build 16299.371)

[LaravelCoder]

I'm having this same problem, too (even though I've done all that I can to shut down all virtual machines and ensure that VirtualBox isn't running)!

Windows 10 Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.191)

[Daniel Karsubka]

Possible cause and solution here:

​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=92523&p=445503#p445503

SetWaitableTimer is called with last parameter true. The last parameter is whether or not to resume the system. This results exactly in the described behaviour.

https://www.virtualbox.org/browser/vbox/trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/win/HostDnsServiceWin.cpp#L192 Line 192.

​https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/synchapi/nf-synchapi-setwaitabletimer

[Valery Ushakov]

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