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Prevent Mouse From Waking Up Windows: 3 Ways to Stop it
Change your power settings to prevent mouse wake up
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Updated onDecember 11, 2023
updated onDecember 11, 2023
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Your PC can sometimes start on its own, and this is why many are wondering how to prevent the mouse from waking up a Windows PC.
This can be a problem, especially if you move your mouse by accident or if your mouse pad isn’t perfectly flat, thus causing the PC to wake up. However, there are ways to prevent that and this guide will show you how to do that.
How do I stop my mouse from waking up Windows?
Before we try any of the more complex solutions, try connecting your mouse to a USB 2.0 port. Many reported that switching from USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 ports fixed the issue for them.
1. Change Power Management options for your mouse
Few users reported thatAllow this device to wake the computeris missing or grayed for them.
This is usually related to USB devices, and in order to change that, you need to enter BIOS and enableUSB Wake Supportor setACPI Suspend Typeto any value higher thanS3.
For detailed instructions, we strongly advise that you check your motherboard manual.
2. Disable your keyboard from waking up your computer
In fact, some users reported that they have several keyboards available in Device Manager and that one of those keyboards represents theirmouse, so you’ll need to find the right one on your own.
3. Use Command Prompt
How do I turn off the mouse awake?
This can be done from the Power Management tab in the device properties window. We have detailed instructions in the first solution of this guide.
Why does my Windows 10 PC keep waking up from sleep?
There are several reasons why, but these are the most common ones:
To learn more, check our guide onWindows 10 wakes up from sleep by itself.
These are just a couple of methods you can use if you want to disable mouse wake up on Windows 10.
In case you have further problems, we have a great guide on how to fix alaptop that wakes up from sleep on its own.
To learn more, we also suggest reading our guide on how towake Windows from sleep with a keyboard or mouse.
Did you find a different solution? Share it with us in the comments section below.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
