Windows failed to resume from hibernate with error status 0xC000009A in Windows 10

Windows automatically goes to sleep mode if you leave it alone for a while. You can have your Windows 10 device up and running simply with a click of a mouse or press of a key from your keyboard. But in some cases, users are complaining about their computer not waking up from hibernation, which is forcing the user to reboot/ reset it. They are seeing an error status- 0xC000009A. Apply these easy fixes to quickly tackle the issue.

 

Fix – 1 Change power settings

Changing power settings should fix this issue.

1. By pressing the Windows key along with the ‘R‘ key you can access the Run window.

2. In that Run window, type “cmd“. Then, press ‘Ctrl+Shift+Enter‘ together.

 

Run Cmd

 

3. To check out the available sleep states, type this powercfg command, and hit Enter.

powercfg /A

 



Powercfg A

 

4. Now, you need to execute this simple code to execute this code to identify the wake timers’ information.

powercfg /waketimers

 

Waketimers

 

5. To know what woke your device up last time, execute this command-

powercfg /lastwake

 

Last Wake

 

6. Finally, to identify the list of devices that can wake up your system from sleep, copy-paste this single line, and hit Enter.

powercfg /devicequery wake_armed

 

Powercfg Wake Armed

 

You can know what has caused the issue in the first place. Uninstalling and re-installing the same would help you to solve the issue.

Many users have found out that the Intel Management Engine Interface (IMEI) is the main culprit behind this issue.

 

Fix – 2 Uninstall and re-install IMEI

Some users have complained theĀ  Intel Management Engine Interface (IMEI) has woke up their computers.

1. Press the Windows key along with the ‘X‘ key.

2. Then, click on the “Device Manager“.

 

Device Manager

 

3. Now, simply click on the “System Devices“.

4. Then, right-click on the “Intel Management Engine Interface” and then click on “Uninstall device“.

 

Unisntall Imei

 

5. After that, click on the “Uninstall” option.

 

Uninstall Yes

 

Once you have uninstalled the IMEI driver, close the window and restart your device.

After rebooting everything will be just fine.

NOTE

Some users have also acknowledged that the ‘IDE SATA AHCI Controller‘ has caused this error on their devices. Either you can uninstall it and reboot your device (following the previous method) or rollback the driver.

Steps to rollback SATA AHCI Controller

1. Open the Device Manager again.

2. Expand “IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers” header in Device Manager.

3. Double click on the “SATA AHCI Controller“.

4. Go to the “Driver” tab. Then, click on the “Roll Back Driver“.

The driver will be roll-backed on your computer.

 

Fix – 3 Set to Legacy BIOS mode

1. At first, you need to click on the Search box and then write “change advanced startup options“.

2. Now, click on “change advanced startup options“.

 

Change Advnaced Startup Settings

 

3. Simply click on the “Restart Now” option, under Advanced startup settings,

 

Restart Now Single

 

4. What you need to next is to click on “Troubleshoot“.

 

Troubleshoot

 

5. After that, choose “Advanced options“.

 

Troubleshoot Advanced

 

6. When the Advanced options window appears, click on “UEFI Firmware Settings“.

 

Uefi Firmware

 

7. Then, click on “Restart” to restart your computer into BIOS settings.

 

Restart Uefi

 

8. When the computer is booting up, press the “Delete* key from your keyboard to open the bios setup on your computer.

* NOTE– Generally this key varies manufacturer to manufacturer. These are the variety of keys-



Esc, F1, F2, F10, F11, F12 or Delete

 

Bios Setup

 

9. When the BIOS setup opens up, go to the “Boot” tab by arrow key.

10. After that, navigate to theĀ “Boot List Option” using the keyboard and then press Enter.

 

Boot Legacy

 

11. Then, choose “Legacy” from the list and then hit Enter to select Legacy BIOS mode.

12. Now, press “F10” to save the settings on your computer.

 

F10

 

13. After that, select “Yes” to finally save and exit the bios settings on your computer.

 

Save Yes

 

Your computer will be restarted.

After rebooting put your computer to sleep and try to wake it up. It will function properly.