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Garmin Express prevents PC sleeping v7.19

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over 1 year ago

The latest version of Garmin express prevents my Windows 11 computer from sleeping. I see a post from 6 years ago describing the same issue. I agree with gasteropd with the assumption that "express prevents the PC sleeping to prevent breaking a device during a firmware or map update, but it seems they forget to disable this again after the update is complete"

Garmin, please fix the software to allow sleep once the watch update is complete.

Everyone else, as a work around, open the app and go to settings and untick "Launch Garmin Express when computer starts" and "Always keep Garmin express running in the background".

Old post with same issue: 

forums.garmin.com/.../garmin-express-5-7-0-0-prevents-pc-sleeping

Evidence:

PS C:\Users\yeahnah> powercfg /requests
DISPLAY:
None.

SYSTEM:
None.

AWAYMODE:
None.

EXECUTION:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.

PERFBOOST:
None.

ACTIVELOCKSCREEN:
None.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    If you are using a laptop, you might also want to the check the status of your selective suspend feature.  More at Enable or Disable USB Selective Suspend in Windows 11

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Have you tried taking Express out of the startup. I see no need to have that running in the background whenever the machine is on. Kill the task as soon as the update is done.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 4411990

    Yeah, I have stopped it from starting when the computer turns on and from running in the background. Thanks.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to JohnfromPA

    Thanks for this. The setting is enabled.

    My laptop still didnt sleep issues after removing garmin express. Maybe its a USB device that doesn't support the sleep states properly. A whole new avenue to investigate. Cheers.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 4411990

    Thanks, I couldn't figure out the reason!! Now I've removed it from startup.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Same problem observed here.  Latest 7.19 version seems to be borked.  I am also getting the following issues when running powercfg /requests

    EXECUTION:
    [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
    Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
    [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
    Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
    [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
    Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
    [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
    Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.
    [PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe
    Setting sleep prevention mode to ON.

    In addition to this, I ran powercfg /energy and Garmin Express is coming up there as well, continuously sending the following...

    System Availability Requests:Execution Required Request
    The program has made a request for execution required.
    Requesting Process \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Garmin\Express\express.exe