My Win 11 PC won't wake up from sleep using the keyboard or mouse.

Anonymous
2023-01-25T16:43:18+00:00

My Win 11 PC can only wake up by pressing the power button. How do make it able to wake up using the keyboard or mouse?

I have checked the option that says "Enable wake up using mouse or keyboard" somewhere, but it doesn't make any difference.

My PC is updated to the latest system update.

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Anonymous
2023-04-11T11:52:48+00:00

My Win 11 PC can only wake up by pressing the power button. How do make it able to wake up using the keyboard or mouse?

I have checked the option that says "Enable wake up using mouse or keyboard" somewhere, but it doesn't make any difference.

My PC is updated to the latest system update.

I believe I found the solution, it is a Windows power-saving policy where USB power is cut off when the computer goes into sleep mode, so the keyboard receiver will not work, and the computer will not wake up as a result. You just need to disable this feature.

Settings > Energy e Battery > Energy Recommendations > Stop usb devices when my screen is off to save battery ----> Turn Off.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-10T15:41:14+00:00

    THIS WORKED! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-10T17:23:24+00:00

    Which solution worked for you? There were many suggestions on this posting.

    Mine works intermittently (wakes up sometimes). I haven't looked into the BIOS solution.

    Thanks in advance,

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T01:56:52+00:00

    Never, ever have I seen an "Energy e Battery" link in my settings. Including now.

    This is what makes computing so frustrating. I look up answers to problems and invariably, within the first 4 steps, I'm told to click links THAT DO NOT EXIST.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-19T00:21:49+00:00

    I have never seen this setting either. However, there is a 'power saving recommendations' section at the top of the power options.

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