October 2017
The issue is that the Origin Client web renderer is holding open an audio stream, for some reason. Quitting the client clears this and sleep/hibernate can proceed as usual.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> powercfg -requests
DISPLAY:
None.
SYSTEM:
[DRIVER] Realtek High Definition Audio (HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0900&SUBSYS_1458A0B2&REV_1000\4&1c3e785f&0&0001)
An audio stream is currently in use.
AWAYMODE:
None.
EXECUTION:
None.
PERFBOOST:
None.
ACTIVELOCKSCREEN:
None.
October 2017
February 2019
Glad to see we're almost two years in and this is STILL AN ISSUE.
Holy cow.
Here's the MSDN docs on power management under windows. Maybe get an intern to fix your broken garbage?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/power/power-management-portal
November 2020
This has been an issue for 4 years, and EA just refuses to do anything about it. Wasting power on millions of PCs for no real reason. @EA_Nils Why won't you all even acknowledge this issue.