Mouse wake PC

[GoFigureItOut]

I set my computer to sleep after 20 minutes. I only want my keyboard to wake up my PC, because sometimes I set things down on my desk and the vibration must be felt by the mouse and my PC comes out of sleep. I disabled the option in the mouse settings in the control panel, but nothing works. As for the command error, that's what's aggravating me the most! I am the administrator, so I don't know what it means that I don't have the permission to enable device wake. It seems like the mouse has a mind of it's own. When I used a wired mouse, it would behave properly (not wake up the PC). Now, that I switched to a USB wireless mouse it seems to do what it wants

 

[Caring1]

Try right clicking the command box and running as an Administrator.

 

[GoFigureItOut]

I've already done that.

 

[Ferrum Master]

Are you sure it is actually the mouse?

 

[GoFigureItOut]

Are you sure it is actually the mouse?

What do you mean? If I touch the mouse, my PC wakes up. I wonder if I have to disable the USB dongle receiver. But If I do that, then the keyboard will disabled as well.

 

[Ferrum Master]

What do you mean? If I touch the mouse, my PC wakes up. I wonder if I have to disable the USB dongle receiver. But If I do that, then the keyboard will disabled as well.

Oh that's the catch I guess. Power suspending on USB's. Disable C states and power saving on USB device individually. Gosh how can you stand wireless devices, that latency...

 

[GoFigureItOut]

I haven't seen any noticeable latency. Then again, I don't game so that's probably why

 

[blobster21]

Did you see that ? :

I've just spent a couple of hours battling the same symptoms. And have found a solution, if not a universal one.



If you are using a Logitech device that hooks up via a Unifying connector or something else that works similarly, chances are, even when you only have a mouse hooked up to you computer, the connector still identifies itself to the system as both a mouse and -- a keyboard device.

So what you need to do is go to your Device Manager and, assuming you've already unchecked the waking-up capabilities of the "HID-compliant mouse", do the same for the "HID keyboard device" under "Keyboards" directory.

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[GoFigureItOut]

I want the keyboard to be able to wake up my PC. Just not the mouse.

 

[GoFigureItOut]

Okay, that worked! Disabling the keyboard essentially disabled the mouse, too. I was afraid if both devices are disabled I couldn't get the PC to wake up. I forgot about the power button.

Thanks!

 

[MrGenius]

I liked the idea. So I tried it too. Then I got to wondering what else can I make wake my computer up. I mean, now what if my power button fails? Then I'm screwed!

NOT!

There's 2 alternate ways I've found so far, besides the power button.

1. HID-compliant game controller. Never knew that was a possibility before. Enabled, tested and works.

2. Plug in a USB plug-and-play device. I knew that already. From waking it up every time I plug one in.

Though, if neither were and option, and god forbid your power button didn't work, you could still open your case and do it the hard way. I suppose.

EDIT: I guess there's Wake-on-LAN too. Heard of it, never used it.