How to Allow or Prevent Devices to Wake Up Computer

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Device Manager icon.

2. To Prevent a Device from Waking up the Computer

A) Check and see a list of your installed devices that are able to wake up the computer to help know what devices to set in Device Manager. (see screenshot below)

 

B) In Device Manager, expand the category (ex: Keyboards) that the device is under, then double click on the device (ex: Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard). (see screenshot below)

 

C) Click/tap on the Power Management tab, uncheck the Allow this device to wake the computer box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

 

D) Close the command prompt.

3. To Allow a Device to Wake up the Computer

A) In Device Manager, expand the category (ex: Keyboards) that the device is under, then double click on the device (ex: Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard). (see screenshot below step 2B)

C) Click/tap on the Power Management tab, check the Allow this device to wake the computer box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 2C)

4. When finished, close Device Manager.