By default, Windows 11 wakes up the computer when you press any key on the keyboard, using the TouchPad or mouse. This behavior can be annoying at times because you never intended to wake up the computer and accidentally touch the mouse or trackpad. Fortunately, you can disable the mouse and keyboard from waking your Windows 11 computer.
If you have a kitten or a bird, they will love to walk on the keyboard or play with the mouse. Besides accidentally hitting the keyboard or mouse, those are all good reasons why your Windows 11 PC wakes up. And if you’re definitely taking a break, you should disable anything that causes you to take a break. We’ll show you how to prevent your mouse and keyboard from waking up your Windows 11 PC.
Check which devices can wake up your Windows 11 PC
First, we’ll show you how to check which devices can wake your computer. You need to run a command in the Command Prompt menu. Go through the steps below.
Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Command prompt and press Enter to open the Command Prompt.
Step 2: Paste the following command and press Enter:
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
Step 3: Press Enter and you will see which devices can wake your machine.
Once you have a list of devices that can wake your computer, use the tricks below and stop practicing.
Disable the keyboard when waking up Windows 11 computer
You need to use Windows 11 Device Manager to prevent the keyboard from waking your laptop or PC. Follow the steps below.
Step 1: Right-click the Windows key. Choose Device Manager from the pop-up menu.
Step 2: Go to the Keyboard menu and click the arrow next to the label to expand it.
Step 4: Select the default or connected keyboard and right-click it.
Step 5: Select Properties from the context menu.
Step 6: From the properties window, click on the Energy Management tab. Uncheck the box next to the ‘Allow this device to wake the computer’ option.
Press the OK button and close Device Manager.
Prevent the mouse from waking up Windows 11 computers
Sometimes a light knock can wake up a Windows 11 computer. Maybe accidentally, but you don’t want it to happen, especially with a Bluetooth mouse. Please disable the behavior using the steps below.
Step 1: Open Device Manager on the computer (refer to the steps above).
Step 2: Scroll down to the ‘Mouse and other pointing devices’ menu and expand it.
Step 3: Select HID compatible mouse and right click to select Properties.
Step 4: From the properties window, click on the Power Management tab and uncheck the ‘Allow this device to wake the computer’ option.
Click OK and close the Device Manager window. The mouse will no longer wake the computer. There is another method to disable the mouse from waking up your computer.
Step 1: Press the Windows + I key combination to open the Settings menu on Windows 11.
Step 2: Select Bluetooth & devices in the left column and select the Mouse option in the right pane.
Step 3: Under Related Settings, select ‘Additional Mouse Settings.’
Step 4: On the Mouse Properties window, click the Hardware tab and select your mouse from the menu – usually it’s an HID-compliant mouse. Next, click the Properties button in the bottom left corner.
Step 5: Select Change settings and it will open the familiar properties menu. To continue, you will need to have Administrator rights on the computer.
Step 6: Go to the Power Management tab and turn off the ‘Allow this device to wake the computer’ option.
Close windows and check if the mouse still wakes your Windows 11 PC.
Prevent TouchPad from waking up Windows 11 computers
This is quite useful for laptop users. If you find yourself accidentally waking your device with the touchpad, you can disable this behavior in the Device Manager menu.
Step 1: Click the Windows key on the Taskbar, select ‘Device Manager’ from the menu that opens. Scroll down to the ‘Mouse and other pointing devices’ menu (check the steps above).
Step 2: Expand the menu and find your default touchpad from the list. For this tutorial, our system shows the Synaptics TouchPad. That may be different on your computer. Most high-end Windows 11 laptops come with Microsoft’s Precision TouchPad installed.
Step 3: Right click on it and select Properties.
Step 4: Go to the Power Management tab.
Step 5: Disable the ‘Allow this device to wake the computer’ option.
Click OK and the system will disable the touchpad from waking the computer.
Now that you have disabled the keyboard, mouse and trackpad to wake the computer, you can use the first trick again (the Command Prompt trick) and check which devices can wake the computer .
Prevent accidental wake-up on your computer
Use the tips above and you can completely prevent the mouse, keyboard, and trackpad from waking up the computer. You can then rely on the power button to turn on your desktop or laptop.
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