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My mouse is so sensitive that it randomly wakes my computer up even when I don't touch the mouse. I don't want this to happen, so I want to disable the mouse's ability to wake the computer.

I know it's the mouse waking the computer because I ran powercfg -lastwake.

So I've tried this:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Type "cmd" into the Search box.
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
  4. Click "Run as Administrator".
  5. Type the following command and press Enter: powercfg -devicedisablewake "HID-compliant mouse"

I get this error:

You do not have permission to enable or disable device wake.

So instead I go into Device Manager > Mice and other pointing devices > HID-compliant mouse and uncheck the box (within the mouse configuration) that says Allow this device to wake the computer.

When I run powercfg -devicequery wake_armed, nothing appears, which is good.

So for a while, the next few sleep sessions are fine, and the mouse doesn't wake the computer.

But then eventually something rechecks that checkbox (Allow this device to wake the computer) and so my ultra-sensitive mouse starts waking the computer from sleep all the time*. I can't seem to get the checkbox to stay empty. Any ideas?

P.S. I have a Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 and a computer running Windows 7.

Sathyajith Bhat
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Low tech solution: Put the mouse upside down on your table when its not in use. This prevents the optics from detecting any movement.

Turbo J
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  1. Go into Device Manager (use Search to find it)
  2. Find your mouse under "Mice and other pointing devices"
  3. Right-click it and choose Properties
  4. Go to the Power Management tab
  5. Untick the "Allow this device to wake the computer" checkbox.
  6. Click OK.
Mark Rendle
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This may work, reboot and go to your bios.
In the BIOS/cmos -Power Management Setup- section will be a list of actions that will start your machine network, mouse power on, keyboard power on, etc-move the mouse setting to disabled.

Hope this fixes it to your requirements.

Sathyajith Bhat
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mic84
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UAC settings keeping changes from sticking? You are administrator? Try setting it from safe mode. Turn off automatic updates at least for the mouse.

Use GUI instead of CLI: Change Advanced Power Settings, USB settings: disable "allow to wake" for the mouse.

Do you use CCleaner or the like? It could be erasing some settings.

Mazura
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Try adding the number displayed along with the device; powercfg -devicedisablewake "HID-compliant mouse (006)" instead. I've also found some devices which support both a mouse and keyboard need to have both device types disabled (i.e., if "keyboard" is enabled, the mouse still wakes the computer).

Jens Erat
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Anonymous
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Windows 7, standard PS/2 keyboard, usb wireless mouse HID mouse driver Power Management wake up event turn off didn't work. The usb wireless dongle has also a keyboard HID driver (even if a wireless keyboard isn't present). Solution: Device Manager > Keyboards has two devices:

  • HID Keyboard device
  • Standard PS/2 Keyboard Turn off Power Management wake up event for the HID Keyboard device. (The HID mouse turned off also)

The check box rechecks when the driver update, you change the usb port

user281725
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