[NUC] Troubleshooting Sleep and Wake Issues on NUC
If you're experiencing issues with sleep, hibernate, and wake on your NUC, we recommend you first:
- Update to the latest BIOS version
- For Visual BIOS (NUC 8 and earlier): BIOS Update and Recovery Instructions for NUC with Visual BIOS
- For Aptio V BIOS (NUC 9 and later): BIOS Update and Recovery Instructions for NUCs with the Aptio® V
- Update to the latest graphics driver (see: How to Install an Graphics Driver in Windows® 10 & Windows 11*).
- Check to see if there's an HDMI firmware update available for your NUC.
BIOS and graphics drivers are available using Driver & Support Assistant, this is especially helpful if you are unsure what system you have or the type of BIOS.
Refer to the table below for additional troubleshooting tips and useful information.
| What are you seeing? | Information / how to fix it |
| The NUC doesn't wake up when setting it to wake at a certain time, using the Wake System From S5 option in BIOS. | NUC Doesn't Wake Up When Scheduled |
| System is unresponsive after it enters Standby Mode. | NUC Can't Wake from Standby Mode in Windows* |
| Infrared remote control or USB device doesn't wake up the NUC. | Remote Control or USB Device Doesn't Wake Up the NUC |
| Wake-on-LAN doesn't work with ESXi installed on NUC8i7BE, NUC8i5BE, or NUC8i3BE. | Wake-On-LAN is not working under ESXi with the NUC8i[x]BE |
| System goes to sleep when it should not/ Need to disable sleep mode. | |
| Screen resolution changes when waking from sleep | Screen Resolution Changes when the Monitor Sleeps |
If the system is waking unexpectedly, check How to use system tools to determine what is causing the NUC system to wake.