Windows
Wake-from-sleep delay before sign-in, with corrupted files found on scan
The PC was slow to wake and let the user sign back in after a long sleep. A repair scan was run and it found corrupted files, which was expected to improve the wake/sign-in behavior.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-06-19.
What you see
- After the computer has been asleep for a long time, it does not wake cleanly or takes a long time to get back to the sign-in screen.
Why it happens
Likely Suspected corrupted system files, because the repair scan found corrupted files.
When it shows up
A Windows PC wakes from sleep after a long idle period and the user reports that sign-in takes an unusually long time.
You are in this case if:
- A repair scan reports corrupted files.
1 fix below
The steps that killed it
The steps are behind a quick check
There are two ways in and both take a few seconds. Signing in opens the steps on every bug page; so does reading the picture.
Or answer this
Drawing a picture for you.
Can't read it? Sign in instead.
Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-06-19. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.