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Disable wake timers (stop background wake-ups)

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Runs powercfg /setacvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_SLEEP RTCWAKE 0 to disable wake timers on AC power. Wake timers let scheduled tasks, updates, and maintenance pull the machine out of sleep on their own — the usual cause of a PC that 'wakes up by itself' at night. Disabling them keeps the system asleep until you wake it, and removes the associated background-work spikes. Reboot required. Revert re-enables wake timers.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/power-settings/sleep-settings-allow-wake-timers

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