This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing a device to wake the computer in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you put your computer to sleep, a device can automatically wake the computer if the device is currently configured (allowed) to wake the system from a sleep state.
Some devices may support waking the system from a sleep state, but are not currently configured to wake the system.
Reference:
Powercfg command-line options
You can use the powercfg.exe tool to control power schemes (also named power plans) to use the available sleep states, to control the power states of individual devices, and to analyze the system for common energy-efficiency and battery-life problems.
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You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable a device to wake the computer.
Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable Device to Wake Computer in Device Manager
- Option Two: Enable Device to Wake Computer using Command
- Option Three: Disable Device to Wake Computer using Command
1 Open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc).
2 Expand open the device category (ex: "Network adapters") the device will be under. (see screenshot below step 3)
3 Double click/tap on the device (ex: "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V") you want to enable or disable to wake the computer. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on the Power Management tab. (see screenshot below step 5)
5 Check (enable) or uncheck (disable) Allow this device to wake the computer for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
6 You can now close Device Manager if you like.
1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter to see a list of all devices that are user-configurable to wake the computer. (see screenshot below step 3)
powercfg -devicequery wake_programmable3 Make note of the device (ex: "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V") you want to enable to wake the computer. (see screenshot below)
4 Type the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
powercfg -deviceenablewake "Device name"Substitute Device name in the command above with the actual device name (ex: "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V") from step 3.
For example: powercfg -deviceenablewake "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V"
5 You can now close Windows Terminal (Admin) if you like.
1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter to see a list of all devices that are configured to wake the computer. (see screenshot below step 3)
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed3 Make note of the device (ex: "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V") you want to disable to wake the computer. (see screenshot below)
4 Type the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
powercfg -devicedisablewake "Device name"Substitute Device name in the command above with the actual device name (ex: "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V") from step 3.
For example: powercfg -devicedisablewake "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V"
5 You can now close Windows Terminal (Admin) if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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