A user has complained to the community: Every time he changes clothes in his room, his computer turns on. The community is amused by this, but a solution is also in sight.
Sometimes, the beloved gaming PC can cause quite a bit of chaos. A user was only able to play on his gaming PC after finding a hidden error.
Another user now has a particularly crazy problem. Because every time he changes his clothes, his computer also starts up.
A change of clothes causes the computer to suddenly turn on
What exactly happened? A user uploaded a small video on reddit. Here you can see him waving a piece of clothing in front of his PC. And suddenly, the computer turns on as if by magic. The user himself writes that the PC turns on every time he changes clothes. You can watch the short video directly on reddit:
In response to a user, he adds (via reddit.com):
I also thought it was the mouse, so I disabled the mouse wake-up months ago.
Half the time I don’t move as quickly as in the video, but I regularly put on pajamas about a meter [from the PC].
Is there a solution? Meanwhile, some have also proposed a solution to the problem. He should start his PC and enter “powercfg -lastwake” in the command prompt. Here he can then see what has woken his computer up.
He should then disable all functions that wake his computer. These include things like simple mouse movements or that the computer wants to boot up for an update.
It may also be worthwhile to properly shut down the gaming PC when you don’t need your device or prefer to game on another device:
What exactly is causing it? A user explains more specifically where the problem lies. And it is not the gaming mouse that many suspect, but it is the keyboard. Because the user uses a rubber dome keyboard (via reddit.com):
In rubber dome keyboards, there is a pair of exposed circuit paths on the board under each key, which are very close together and designed so that pressing the key maximizes the contact area between these two circuit paths and the carbon-coated rubber. In mechanical keyboards, two metal plates are located close together somewhere in the switch.
By generating static electricity and the subsequent movement of charges (on the charged material), you induce voltage and current in the circuits around them, and especially in the keyboard pads, which now effectively function like a capacitor.
If the current flows fast enough, the microcontroller will recognize this as a key press.
Other users also have similar problems with their PCs
How does the community react? They are first amused by the funny video. Meanwhile, the thread on reddit has received more than 40,000 upvotes and more than 3,000 comments.
One user writes with a wink (via reddit.com):
When you change clothes, you get naked. So it gets turned on.
Others also explain that he should rather find another room to change. That would be the quickest way to solve the problem. However, it is interesting that there are many other users who have similar problems with their computers:
- For one user, the PC turns on when he draws down the electric blinds in the room.
- For another, the computer starts when he turns on the printer in the next room.
- Another one says that the movement of his gaming chair turns the PC on.
More tips for gaming PCs: Are you wondering if you should also properly shut down your gaming PC? MeinMMO explains what happens when you just turn off the entire power strip:
