Vista wake on mouse click

I installed the latest version of SetPoint but couldn't fix the problem. There's no option in the settings menu and I still cant set the "Power Management" options from the Device Manager I was hoping updated drivers would help. I don't understand the issue because before I could move the mouse all over the place, juggle it in the air, play fetch with my dog and the computer would stay in sleep. Now ANY kind of movement from the mouse wakes the computer even a nudge to the desk.

But the computer also randomly wakes up when the mouse is sitting inside the charge cradle which holds the mouse in place. I'm trying to rule out problems one at a time and since mouse movement is one of the major issues, I'm hoping that if I can stop the computer from waking from mouse input it'll also stop the random wakes when it's in the charge station.

I've tried searching for a solution all over the net but its hard to come up with the right keywords to come up with any good results. Now click "Hardware", do you see the name of your mouse there?

If so, then choose its properties and click "Power Management If it's there. Show us more screen shots to let us know what we are dealing with. Go back to device manager and choose universal serial bus controllers. Search In. Prevent Wake on Mouse. Share More sharing options Replies Anonymous Not applicable.

Hi Dennis, Thank you for reaching out to us! The system should ideally wake up if the mouse is moved, however you can follow the steps mentioned below which will also help: Device Manger Mice and Pointing Device Right Click on the Mouse , select properties Under the tab Power Management you will see the "Allow this device to wake up the computer " Check that , apply and save the setting.

That you help. Thanks Robin. Hi, This is the only other option. Hi, I have the same issue as Dennis: my Windows 10 Dell laptop will only wake up from sleep after keeping the power button pushed for a really long time, like 10 sec or more.

I don't think this last response disable wake timers is an answer to that question Any suggestion on how I can wake up my laptop from sleep mode more easily? Many thanks! I have spent many hours tring to get these features back. Navigate to settings.

Select Recovery from the left menu. Click Restart Now under Advanced startup. Click Troubleshoot. Click Advanced options. Click Restart. Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. It usually wakes up for me when I press the power button!

Don't wanna press the power button! I just wanna shake my mouse and have it power up. Seriously, what am I missing here? Like I said, it usually works if you press the power button once. Please enter power options, and see if you can find information about waking from sleep.

Do you know how to do this? That's what I have been doing pressing the power button. The problem is, I'm switching up my setup, getting a port replicator which will sit on my desk and moving my laptop to a shelf under my desk. That means the lid will stay closed most of the time. I don't want to have to reach under my desk, open the lid and press the power button every time I need to wake the computer. I want to do what I've done with every other computer I've ever owned: move the mouse and wake it up.

I've tried fiddling with the power settings, but there doesn't seem to be an option for this. I also went into the device manager and opened the mouse properties. In XP, you used to be able to go into the mouse properties and set an option to wake or not wake via the mouse. Not so in Vista, apparently. Such a silly little problem and no fix that I can find. Thanks for the advice - I appreciate your input!

Posted 08 May - PM. Someone on this board knows how to make this fix. Hi seamusoldfield, you can try this, its standard for Vista so it should work Open the Control Panel. Click on the Device Manager icon.