Laptop locks up ONLY when on my home wifi network [closed]
Dell laptop solid state drive running Windows 10 Home. I travel every week for work to different places and I am on multiple public and other private networks every week - company networks, public networks at restaurants and airports ect. My laptop NEVER has locked up when traveling. On weekends or the occasional week I am home my laptop locks up about 5 times per day. The only thing I know is that it only locks up if I am connected to my home wifi.
Any thoughts?
wireless-networking laptop freeze lock
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Eric C Wallace
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Dell laptop solid state drive running Windows 10 Home. I travel every week for work to different places and I am on multiple public and other private networks every week - company networks, public networks at restaurants and airports ect. My laptop NEVER has locked up when traveling. On weekends or the occasional week I am home my laptop locks up about 5 times per day. The only thing I know is that it only locks up if I am connected to my home wifi.
Any thoughts?
wireless-networking laptop freeze lock
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
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closed as too broad by bertieb, fixer1234, VL-80, Pimp Juice IT, Rajesh S Dec 21 at 9:37
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Dell laptop solid state drive running Windows 10 Home. I travel every week for work to different places and I am on multiple public and other private networks every week - company networks, public networks at restaurants and airports ect. My laptop NEVER has locked up when traveling. On weekends or the occasional week I am home my laptop locks up about 5 times per day. The only thing I know is that it only locks up if I am connected to my home wifi.
Any thoughts?
wireless-networking laptop freeze lock
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
1
Dell laptop solid state drive running Windows 10 Home. I travel every week for work to different places and I am on multiple public and other private networks every week - company networks, public networks at restaurants and airports ect. My laptop NEVER has locked up when traveling. On weekends or the occasional week I am home my laptop locks up about 5 times per day. The only thing I know is that it only locks up if I am connected to my home wifi.
Any thoughts?
wireless-networking laptop freeze lock
wireless-networking laptop freeze lock
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
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asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
1
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
1
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
1
asked Dec 13 at 12:56
Eric C Wallace
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closed as too broad by bertieb, fixer1234, VL-80, Pimp Juice IT, Rajesh S Dec 21 at 9:37
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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What I could think of is that dynamic lock is on.
The computer locks when a pairing bluetooth device goes out of range. You may have turned it on and you walk away with your phone from your computer only at home.
Check if you have it on under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options (on the left panel) > Dynamic Lock
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
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Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
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What I could think of is that dynamic lock is on.
The computer locks when a pairing bluetooth device goes out of range. You may have turned it on and you walk away with your phone from your computer only at home.
Check if you have it on under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options (on the left panel) > Dynamic Lock
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
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What I could think of is that dynamic lock is on.
The computer locks when a pairing bluetooth device goes out of range. You may have turned it on and you walk away with your phone from your computer only at home.
Check if you have it on under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options (on the left panel) > Dynamic Lock
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
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What I could think of is that dynamic lock is on.
The computer locks when a pairing bluetooth device goes out of range. You may have turned it on and you walk away with your phone from your computer only at home.
Check if you have it on under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options (on the left panel) > Dynamic Lock
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
What I could think of is that dynamic lock is on.
The computer locks when a pairing bluetooth device goes out of range. You may have turned it on and you walk away with your phone from your computer only at home.
Check if you have it on under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options (on the left panel) > Dynamic Lock
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
answered Dec 13 at 13:41
VFor
516
516
Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
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Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Just checked.....Laptop shows "Dynamic lock not set up and is available on your device." Does not appear to be the culprit.
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:16
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
Your purpose is removing the login screen altogether or to enable it?
– VFor
Dec 13 at 14:31
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
A little more info.....I have noticed that I often leave Chrome up and running in multiple tabs for multiple sites. When I'm about to freeze I hear my system start running and looking at task manager I see my memory is spiking upwards of 70%. The interesting thing is that I have 4 sites open in Chrome yet in task manager it shows 18! And three of them are pulling 80% of my memory. When I end those tasks my memory drops and my 4 or 5 open tabs are still open. Thoughts? Google is running chrome in the background for what?
– Eric C Wallace
Dec 13 at 14:52
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
Wait, did @EricCWallace (OP) mean "locks up" in terms of "freezes / becomes unresponsive", or did he mean it in terms of "the screen-locker (security feature) activates, requiring me to enter my password again to get back into my computer". It seems like VFor is talking about the feature that locks the screen for security reasons, not the idea of a bug causing the system to become unresponsive.
– Spiff
Dec 13 at 23:20
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