Boot Back Into Windows With Boot Camp

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Boot Back Into Windows With Boot Camp

Hello,

I am running Boot Camp on a Mac Book Pro. It runs extremely well except for one issue. When the mac goes to sleep for a short time minutes to a few hours, and I click a button, the Windows screen is there ready to use. But, if it sleeps over night, I can not click a button to wake it, I have to click the power button and wait for the boot cycle again holding down the option button so I can choose the Windows drive again. Am I missing something is settings so no matter how long the system sleeps it will wake back into the last running operating system?

Thanks Jr

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), Boot Camp With Windows 7 Home

Posted on Feb 5, 2015 5:43 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Feb 5, 2015 6:27 AM in response to DCBUS

Can you check Power Options? Does this happen when connected to Power Adapter and on Battery, both?

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Answer 2

DCBUS Author

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Feb 5, 2015 7:17 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

Thank you for the reply. This computer is always plugged in, so not sure on the battery operation.

Power Options: (Energy Saver)

Automatic graphic switching - checked

Computer sleep - 15min

Display sleep - 15min

Put hard drive to sleep - checked

Wake on Wi-fi - Checked

Enable Power Nap - checked

Thanks JR

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Answer 3

Loner T

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Feb 5, 2015 7:54 AM in response to DCBUS

These are for the OSX side. What do you see in Windows Control Panel?

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Answer 4

DCBUS Author

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Feb 5, 2015 9:15 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

Windows power option:

Balanced - Checked

Put computer to sleep - 30min

Turn off display - 10min

Thanks JR

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Answer 5

Loner T

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Feb 5, 2015 9:52 AM in response to DCBUS

Can you look at the Advanced Options?

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Answer 6

DCBUS Author

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Feb 5, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

Mine says the same. Should I change it to say no on wake up.

Hybrid sleep off

Hibernate after 360 minutes

Thanks JR

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Answer 7

Loner T

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Feb 5, 2015 10:31 AM in response to DCBUS

Before you make any changes, would you mind if I tested my current settings (on W8.1/2012 13" MBP) overnight. I have done it in the past without any issues, but would like to retest again. I can share my test results in the morning.

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Answer 8

Feb 5, 2015 11:52 AM in response to Loner T

hey Loner are you around?

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Answer 9

Loner T

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Feb 6, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Loner T

Left the Mac overnight after a Sleep. This morning, plugged power adapter, TB Monitor, Ethernet, two USB connections for Keyboard/Mouse (optical mouse) and the machine woke up like normal, without any keys being touched. Can you repair BC drivers on the Windows side using Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support matrix for your specific Mac model, and test again.

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DCBUS Author

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Feb 6, 2015 7:46 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

Thank you. Let me try your suggestion and I will let you know.

Thank you,

JR

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Answer 11

dalstott

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Feb 6, 2015 9:39 AM in response to DCBUS

Check on the hibernate settings by going to the advanced power options as posted by Loner T above. Look under the sleep heading, see pic.

While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and then turns off your computer.

It can be disabled. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920730

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Answer 12

Loner T

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Feb 6, 2015 1:28 PM in response to DCBUS

I left the Windows side sleeping for several more hours. Pressed the power button for about half a second, and the machine came back. The ACPI drivers may not be correctly installed in your case.

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Answer 13

DCBUS Author

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Feb 9, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

Thank you very much for everyone's input. I did the update for the Bootcamp files as mentioned above and still same issue. Quick question, as I did download the BC update and should have made it version 5.1.5621, but when I try to view and verify version after, it still says 5.0? Is that correct or should it show the new version number?

I just disabled Hibernate to see if that helps. I will let you know.

Thanks Jr

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Answer 14

Loner T

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Feb 9, 2015 8:29 AM in response to DCBUS

The Bootcamp Assistant version is not the same as Bootcamp Drivers version.

This is the matrix for BC Drivers - Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support.

The version of BCA can be 5.0 or 5.1. Check Boot Camp Assistant -> About for the BCA version.

BC Drivers are installed on the Windows side and are independent of the BCA version..

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Answer 15

DCBUS Author

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Feb 10, 2015 10:24 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

I want to thank all of you who replied, it all helped. I ended up disabling the hibernation, and it seems to work fine now. Something with hibernating that makes the system want to reboot into OSX??

Thanks Jr

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