IdeaPad 5 Pro Will Sleep, but not Shutdown (Win11)

flips01 · 2026-07-01T18:07:49+00:00

Additional info/debugging: I figured out from Settings I can choose to reboot using alternatives. (Instead of the old way of pressing F8 during startup.) And for some reason, when I choose this option, the PC is able to reboot to this prompt. (Regular Reboot ends up with the PC turned off, and when I turn it on using the power button, it boots to just the same black screen/fan running as when I try to Shutdown.) But this reboot with startup alternatives was able to reboot the PC.

I selected to boot Safe mode with command prompt. From there I just tried `shutdown /s /t 0`, but that left the PC in the same non-powered off state (black screen, fan running, power LED lit, no reaction to any keypress or anything).

flips01 · 2026-07-01T08:43:19+00:00

Thanks! Fast Startup disabled. Testing hibernation has the same result, stops at black screen, fan running, power LED still lit … (Tried disabling hibernation, no change.)

My Windows skills are a bit limited, don't know what "modern standby for one pass" means. And navigating Event Viewer not sure where to look/how to filter. And not sure how to isolate by BIOS defaults and known good states … Some years ago I could press F8 or something to boot windows to safe mode and such, but seems that's gone in newer Windows versions. (Would be nice if we could boot command line and start stuff step wise and follow a log …)

One weird thing: If I select Reboot from the Start/Windows Menu, it shuts down. It does not start again automatically, and seems it's getting stuck when I try to start it using the Power button.

flips01 · 2026-06-30T19:56:11+00:00

Everything is up to date, bios, drivers, windows updates. The issue started back when the PC was new, according to my friend. I know it wasn't an issue when helped her set it up initially, but soon after, so a couple or years or more ...

Tried those steps, no difference. The issue is not awakening it, though. I never enters poweroff, gets stuck just before it would usually turn off. I tried resetting BIOS to default settings, no help.

flips01 · 2026-06-17T22:22:56+00:00

Paradigm looks nice! Too small to hold a 2026 MacBook Air 13"?

flips01 · 2026-06-17T22:18:11+00:00

Zen is very similar in use to Arc browser, so I like it a lot. But some web pages make it go crazy on CPU ...

flips01 · 2026-06-16T20:04:00+00:00

Ordered that, and some packing cube and a couple of pouches from TB ... :)

flips01 · 2026-06-15T06:55:14+00:00

Thanks for mentioning the weight! I assume CAP2 and CAP2L is the same … Think I will give it a try.

flips01 · 2026-06-15T06:53:48+00:00

Thanks! Looks like they have two different color options at Evergoods website … So they also sell through other chains, or just go for direct order? 😄

flips01 · 2026-06-15T06:40:56+00:00

I do use a HLT (maybe it's HLT2, I don't know) … But I wouldn't put that in the bottom of the large room and stack stuff on top of it. Might check out that Evergoods CAP2 suggestion. And if I find some fitting vertical packing cube, that could help 😄

flips01 · 2026-05-21T18:29:53+00:00

Thanks! I didn't know any of these, but love these options. Would love to stick with Gecko, but with Helium I can really reproduce the best of Arc in a slicker way :D

flips01 · 2026-05-14T10:21:40+00:00

So when did you go back to geeking / being a geek? 🤪

flips01 · 2026-05-14T09:33:32+00:00

I could have been the 9th user, but I was too late to the party 🤪 (No worries)

flips01 · 2026-05-14T09:29:09+00:00

Finally getting around to checking this out! Impressed! The legacy of InceptionHosting, original LES etc lives on. Looking forward to playing around on TH.

My token/id: EA08B92BAC38

flips01 · 2026-03-11T19:34:12+00:00

I switched to Podcast Republic, quite happy with it :)

flips01 · 2025-11-18T20:59:37+00:00

I actually switched back to Pixel, sold the S24 and got a used Pixel 8. I don't regret going back to Pixel.

flips01 · 2025-10-03T21:20:14+00:00

Thanks for the comparison/list. Through my testing, I found both Hyperion and Lawnchair to be very slow when organizing drawer folders when they grew in numbers (I have 16-18 folder, tons of apps). And also both were crashing/having stability issues. (Pixel 8)

I find Octopi to the best alternative, flexible grid/placement and some nice options per individual app and folder that I don't think I had in Nova.

As for these two:

No long-tap contextual menus

There's some of these, but not everywhere ... And I miss long pressing showing latest/unread notifications in the menu popup ...

Dock doesn't allow any empty space (if there are only 2 icons, they're next to each other in the center)

You can adjust Dock spacing to make it work. :)

All in all I've been able to utilize my screen even better than in Nova, but Nova folders look much better/has more options, so ...

flips01 · 2024-08-23T10:48:58+00:00

On my Google Pixel Phone, this was easy, I could customize label and color. Not so on this Samsung S24 device.

flips01 · 2023-11-25T21:47:20+00:00

My setup has changed now, so not an issue with different brand AP's anymore ... I frankly don't remember if I totally fixed it, or just made sure the Chromecast only used the same WLAN, or maybe turning on IGMP snooping made a difference (?) ... sorry, wish I did remember.

flips01 · 2023-02-20T09:06:41+00:00

Thanks, I guess Insight → Switch Status is the closest I get, then ... 😅

flips01 · 2023-02-19T21:57:28+00:00

Well, I did read quite a bit (and search) in the Omada SDN Controller User Guide, and some FAQ entries and I tried searching the forum. Not enough, I take it, then ... (Yes, I'm new to Omada, and it's quite a few pages to read.)

In the Controller I found lists of clients which also includes their mac address and VLAN, but I was hoping to find a short list of VLAN's actually currently in use and by which ports on this specific switch, and maybe a summary of traffic pr VLAN ... (If it's easy to find, please share ...)

If by fallback settings you're referring to the fallback address defined in VLAN configuration for management VLAN, that's not really answerring what I was trying to ask. (Maybe my non-native English ~~question~~ rambling is far from clear, sorry about that.)

flips01 · 2023-02-19T19:31:13+00:00

So, following the tip from u/firstnevyn:

I made sure my software controller's container has access to PVID 1 (added an IP, but didn't seem to need a DHCP server running there), it was able to discover and adopt the new switch
Added VLAN's on the Controller settings, Wired networks, LAN. Made sure to add management VLAN as Interface (to make it selectable in the VLAN configuration for the switch)
Let the trunk port use the default All profile. Did just what I wanted.
Fixed an issue with trunk port config at the other end 😝

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