HP Omen Desktop - Sleep lighting

[rabbitsblood]

Great HP support agents that clearly didn't even read the question or just didn't care to answer it. I would also like to turn off this annoying blinking light when my computer is in sleep mode. 

[quick10draw]

I don't have this specific desktop, so this might not work.  I am also not sure if this is a recent update to Omen Gaming Hub, but if you select the pc you are trying to affect from the list on the left hand side of Omen Gaming Hub and then go to lighting at the top, you should be able to see 2 buttons in the top right of the window.  One of them being a a crescent moon with zzz next to it.  I do not own multiple desktops, so I have no way to verify if this is the same for all desktops, but this brought me to lighting during sleep mode.  I turned this to off and applied it and my desktop no longer has the tower lighting while sleeping.  I hope this might help with this desktop as well.  Note: HP Obelisk desktop solution. Not verified for any other.  

[DAK4Blizzard]

That's exactly what we need! Unfortunately, I don't see that feature on my Omen desktop. But at least it sounds like HP has an existing solution that simply needs to be implemented for the Omen model.

I've attached a screenshot of what I see in my Omen Gaming Hub settings. Out of curiosity, where exactly does your crescent moon icon appear? Just above Brightness? Or at the very top by the profile and notification buttons?

In the meantime, my temporary solution was to take a white index card, cut it into a square, and stick it over the diamond-shaped light with clear tape. The flashing light is still visible on sleep mode, but it can no longer create a pulsing light that affects the room at night.

[xxcharlie]

@Quick10draw Ugh I was all excited thinking there was finally a solution for this... still not implemented on my model yet 😞 

[quick10draw]

Yes, it's in the top right.  I don't have a brightness section, but it is above that spot on mine.  

[HennessySP]

Same here. It friggun terrible when you are trying to sleep. Many times, I need the PC on during bed so I can download large files. Its really **bleep** annoying and seems a simple fix. 

[Royce002]

I cut a small piece of black duct tape and folded the edges of it over so i can peel it back up if i need to. Works like a charm, but wish there was a software switch i could have used instead.

[Dietlama]

Add me to the list of people asking for a solution. This is almost enough to get me to return the computer. If I was a student who had this in a dorm, I would definitely return it. It’s unacceptable that this can’t be controlled or turned off completely either with the Omen app or a BIOS setting. Please fix the issue of the giant  blinking light during sleep mode. You otherwise have a fantastic product that I want to rave about. However, this detail is just unexplainably awful!

[doalcella]

I found a workaround. Go into Power and Sleep settings, and change the power button to "hibernate" when pressed. Then also make a change so that "hibernate" appears in the power menu (there is an option in Power settings where it says something like "make a change to an item which doesn't appear on this list" or something similar), which is one of the menus you get when you right click on the start menu. So, you can just right click on the start menu, choose Hibernate from the power menu. You can also just press the power button and it will hibernate. During hibernation, all the lights are off. To re-awaken the computer, just press the power button again. 

[bbrackeen]

I agree this is super annoying as well. The main convenience for me is that I don't have to worry about manually touching my PC after inactivity at bed time. For me this works, and gives the desired result using windows settings.

Go to;

Search, type "edit power plan"

Click "Change advanced power settings"

+ Display: Turn off display after: Setting:  (minutes)

+Sleep: Sleep after: Setting: (minutes)

+Sleep: Hibernate after: Setting: (minutes)

The results are cumulative, ie. 10:display+20:sleep+30:hibernate==1 hour total

Hope it helps.