Some people find that their mouse can cause Windows to wake up from sleep, even if the mouse is gently vibrating. This can be a problem for some people, but fortunately there are ways to disable the mouse or any other USB device from waking Windows up. ..
In this article, I’ll show you how to change the power settings for your mouse or USB device so that it won’t interfere with Windows sleeping. For me, I just use my keyboard to wake up the computer, so I don’t have to worry about pressing the power button.
Stop Mouse from Waking PC
If you are in category view, click on Mouse. If you are in the Hardware and Sound category, click on Mouse under Devices and Printers.
In the Mouse Properties window, click on the Hardware tab and select your mouse from the list of devices. If you have a multi-button mouse, there will be a second list of buttons below the main list. This second list will only be present if you have more than one mouse connected to your computer. When you have selected your mouse from the main list, click on the Properties button. In the Mouse Properties window, click on the Hardware tab and select your mouse from the list of devices. If you have a multi-button mouse, there will be a second list of buttons below the main list. This second list will only be present if you have more than one mouse connected to your computer. When you have selected your mouse from the main list, click on its Properties button to open its settings. ..
To change the speed of your cursor, click on the Change Settings button on the Cursor tab. ..
Windows 10 now won’t let you wake up the computer from sleep by clicking a mouse button or moving the mouse around.
Some gaming mice have high polling rates and high DPI, which can cause your computer to wake up if you move the mouse. To fix this, you can click on Start and then type in Device Manager.
Right-click on the mouse and select “Properties.” In the “General” tab, click on the “Device Manager” button. In the “Device Manager” window, expand the “Mouse” category and then expand the “Mice and other pointing devices” category. Right-click on the mouse and select “Update Driver.” In the “Driver Installation Wizard” window, click on the “Browse my computer for driver software” button. In the “Driver Software Selection Window,” select the appropriate driver for your mouse. Click on the “Next” button. In the “Driver Installation Results Window,” click on the “Finish” button. ..
This will get you to the same dialog with the Power Management tab as shown above. To prevent other USB devices from waking your computer, just right-click on them, choose Properties and go to the power tab. For example, you can also prevent the keyboard from waking your computer or the network card too.
If you have a wireless keyboard/mouse and there is a USB transmitter attached to your computer, you will also need to disable this option for that device too. It should show up under Keyboards. If nothing else other than HID Keyboard Device shows up, then just disable it for that also.
Missing Power Management Tab
Some USB devices don’t have a Power Management tab, and the Allow this device to wake the computer box is grayed out. ..
If you are missing the Power Management tab or the box is grayed out, you need to go into your computer’s BIOS and make sure it supports USB wakeup. You can usually tell this if there is an option to enable USB Wake Support or enable a sleep state higher than S1 (normally S3). The option in the BIOS may be called ACPI Suspend Type. ..
If you’re having trouble waking up from sleep, you may want to try some of the options under Wake Up Event Setup related to resuming from S3/S4/S5 by mouse/keyboard/USB device. Make sure these are all enabled.
If you’re having other sleep issues, make sure to check out my post on troubleshooting Windows not going to sleep. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!
