Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1
Hi, The shutdown is different in 8, 8.1 and 10. They call it a HiBread shutdown where it just saves everything to a file on the hard drive so that it will boot up quicker the next time. You can disable this in the power options if you like, I suspect that this has something to do with your issue. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of anna vimini Sent: 31 October 2015 15:43 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 The other day I shutdown my computer or at least I thought I did and then when I went back to it the next day my sighted person said it was on all night. but when I turned the monitor and the speakers it was just a blank screen and I could not get it to go into the windows so I unplugged everything and then plugged it back in again and everything is working fine now , so I must have put in in sleep mode by accident . so my question is how do you get a windows 8.1 64 bit machine out of sleep mode ? Thanks in advance For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSi recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1
got it thanks for the description -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 2:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 NO, I definitely meant Alt-f, not Alt-F4. The keystroke Alt-F forcibly closes any programs that remain open after a computer has exited Windows. Alt-F4 closes individual programs only when the computer is logged into Windows. Gerald -Original Message- From: Janie Degenshein Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 2:26 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 did you want to say alt f4 or alt f? I use alt f4 for this -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 1:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 Your computer may not have necessarily entered sleep mode when you tried to shut it down normally. Sometimes, as I have discovered on my Windows 7 desktop, when you shut down your computer, it will exit Window, but the power will not shut off. And because there is no sound coming through the speakers after the computer has exited Windows, you may think that it has shut down completely when in fact, the power is still on. This can happen occasionally when an open program prevents the computer from completing the normal shut down process. The only way to know for sure that your computer has shut down normally is to wait a minute or two after you have initiated a normal shut down, and if you can still hear or feel the internal cooling fan running, or if the tray for the DVD drive still opens and closes when you press the eject button, then the power is still on. If this is the case, try pressing Alt-F which will usually force any open programs to close so that the power can shut off. Of course, there will be no keyboard echo because there is no sound. If this doesn't work, then you need to press and hold the power button on the front panel to force the computer to completely shut down. It should not be necessary to unplug it. Gerald -Original Message- From: anna vimini Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:42 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 The other day I shutdown my computer or at least I thought I did and then when I went back to it the next day my sighted person said it was on all night. but when I turned the monitor and the speakers it was just a blank screen and I could not get it to go into the windows so I unplugged everything and then plugged it back in again and everything is working fine now , so I must have put in in sleep mode by accident . so my question is how do you get a windows 8.1 64 bit machine out of sleep mode ? Thanks in advance For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division President National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Technology Division NFBNJ newsline coordinator jdege...@comcast.net For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division President National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Technology Division NFBNJ newsline coordinator jdege...@comcast.net For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1
NO, I definitely meant Alt-f, not Alt-F4. The keystroke Alt-F forcibly closes any programs that remain open after a computer has exited Windows. Alt-F4 closes individual programs only when the computer is logged into Windows. Gerald -Original Message- From: Janie Degenshein Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 2:26 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 did you want to say alt f4 or alt f? I use alt f4 for this -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 1:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 Your computer may not have necessarily entered sleep mode when you tried to shut it down normally. Sometimes, as I have discovered on my Windows 7 desktop, when you shut down your computer, it will exit Window, but the power will not shut off. And because there is no sound coming through the speakers after the computer has exited Windows, you may think that it has shut down completely when in fact, the power is still on. This can happen occasionally when an open program prevents the computer from completing the normal shut down process. The only way to know for sure that your computer has shut down normally is to wait a minute or two after you have initiated a normal shut down, and if you can still hear or feel the internal cooling fan running, or if the tray for the DVD drive still opens and closes when you press the eject button, then the power is still on. If this is the case, try pressing Alt-F which will usually force any open programs to close so that the power can shut off. Of course, there will be no keyboard echo because there is no sound. If this doesn't work, then you need to press and hold the power button on the front panel to force the computer to completely shut down. It should not be necessary to unplug it. Gerald -Original Message- From: anna vimini Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:42 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 The other day I shutdown my computer or at least I thought I did and then when I went back to it the next day my sighted person said it was on all night. but when I turned the monitor and the speakers it was just a blank screen and I could not get it to go into the windows so I unplugged everything and then plugged it back in again and everything is working fine now , so I must have put in in sleep mode by accident . so my question is how do you get a windows 8.1 64 bit machine out of sleep mode ? Thanks in advance For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division President National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Technology Division NFBNJ newsline coordinator jdege...@comcast.net For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1
did you want to say alt f4 or alt f? I use alt f4 for this -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 1:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 Your computer may not have necessarily entered sleep mode when you tried to shut it down normally. Sometimes, as I have discovered on my Windows 7 desktop, when you shut down your computer, it will exit Window, but the power will not shut off. And because there is no sound coming through the speakers after the computer has exited Windows, you may think that it has shut down completely when in fact, the power is still on. This can happen occasionally when an open program prevents the computer from completing the normal shut down process. The only way to know for sure that your computer has shut down normally is to wait a minute or two after you have initiated a normal shut down, and if you can still hear or feel the internal cooling fan running, or if the tray for the DVD drive still opens and closes when you press the eject button, then the power is still on. If this is the case, try pressing Alt-F which will usually force any open programs to close so that the power can shut off. Of course, there will be no keyboard echo because there is no sound. If this doesn't work, then you need to press and hold the power button on the front panel to force the computer to completely shut down. It should not be necessary to unplug it. Gerald -Original Message- From: anna vimini Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:42 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 The other day I shutdown my computer or at least I thought I did and then when I went back to it the next day my sighted person said it was on all night. but when I turned the monitor and the speakers it was just a blank screen and I could not get it to go into the windows so I unplugged everything and then plugged it back in again and everything is working fine now , so I must have put in in sleep mode by accident . so my question is how do you get a windows 8.1 64 bit machine out of sleep mode ? Thanks in advance For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division President National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Technology Division NFBNJ newsline coordinator jdege...@comcast.net For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1
Your computer may not have necessarily entered sleep mode when you tried to shut it down normally. Sometimes, as I have discovered on my Windows 7 desktop, when you shut down your computer, it will exit Window, but the power will not shut off. And because there is no sound coming through the speakers after the computer has exited Windows, you may think that it has shut down completely when in fact, the power is still on. This can happen occasionally when an open program prevents the computer from completing the normal shut down process. The only way to know for sure that your computer has shut down normally is to wait a minute or two after you have initiated a normal shut down, and if you can still hear or feel the internal cooling fan running, or if the tray for the DVD drive still opens and closes when you press the eject button, then the power is still on. If this is the case, try pressing Alt-F which will usually force any open programs to close so that the power can shut off. Of course, there will be no keyboard echo because there is no sound. If this doesn't work, then you need to press and hold the power button on the front panel to force the computer to completely shut down. It should not be necessary to unplug it. Gerald -Original Message- From: anna vimini Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:42 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] sleep mmode in windows 8.1 The other day I shutdown my computer or at least I thought I did and then when I went back to it the next day my sighted person said it was on all night. but when I turned the monitor and the speakers it was just a blank screen and I could not get it to go into the windows so I unplugged everything and then plugged it back in again and everything is working fine now , so I must have put in in sleep mode by accident . so my question is how do you get a windows 8.1 64 bit machine out of sleep mode ? Thanks in advance For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
