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
    2023-08-11T02:00:13+00:00

    I was having this issue on a desktop I built this past week. I saw this post and tried all the recommendations to no avail. I did find a solution, however, it may not work for everyone.

    I built the computer using the MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI DDR4 motherboard. When none of the suggestions in this thread worked I started poking around in the BIOS as I had seen some advanced power management options while setting up the computer.

    Go to (or try to find an equivalent):

    Settings->Advanced->Wake Up Event Setup->Wake Up Event By: set this option to 'BIOS' (I tried using the 'OS' option, but it didn't seem to work)

    Settings->Advanced->Wake Up Event Setup->Resume By USB Device: set this option to 'Enabled' (This will automatically enable the Settings->Advanced->Power Management Setup->USB Standby Power At S4/S5)

    After I turned those BIOS settings on I can now wake my computer from sleep with the keyboard or mouse with no changes to my OS settings (as my keyboard and mouse were already allowed to wake the computer from sleep by default).

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-12T13:55:41+00:00

    Initially I recommend you to try the solutions provided in the link below:
    https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-computer-wont...

    just a heads up -- at the link provided, the first instruction points to a troubleshoot for Power (Sys / Troubleshoot / Other troubleshooters). my new and updated Win11 OS doesn't have an option to Run a troubleshoot for Power. no reply needed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-24T22:13:54+00:00

    I have the same problem on my desktop PC's as well. I have tried all the fixes on both machines and it doesn't solve the problem, I either have to let the screens turn off, but NOT the PC, or shut it down. Odd that MS isn't able to come up with a solution for this....

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