Windows 10: Cursor becomes erratic after waking from sleep.

I have an older ASUS laptop that works well except for this: the cursor becomes erratic after waking from sleep. Sometimes I can see a small line where the cursor is jumping to, sometimes it looks like circles. Always moving and cannot get to the shutdown menu because there is not enough time before the cursor quickly moves again. Sometimes the cursor will touch applications and start them, or even opens documents.


Must shut down and restart to be able to use the mouse or to use the touchpad or touchscreen again. Restart or log out alone does not fix the issue. I have to race the cursor to be able to shut down the laptop. I replaced my mouse, but the same thing happens with the new one.


I have seen an error regarding something to do with a low power state, but do not see what initiated the error. Have changed power settings and mouse settings, no love. I got it to stop for a while, but it is now doing it again. Don't remember what I did or even where I found the "fix". I think it was a power tweak.


Any and all real help will be appreciated.

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wake from sleep issue in windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your reply. Apologize for the delay in response.

I suggest you to check which devices are configured to wake up the computer from sleep by following the steps below:

• Right click on Start icon and select Command Prompt (Admin).
• Type the command line below:

Powercfg /devicequery wake_armed

3. Check if the devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Ethernet cable) are listed.

If the system is not going to sleep and going to Hybernate, the only option to wake up is to press the Power button.

Hope the information is helpful.

 

Sleep / Wake Function, malfunctions after waking

Hi,

Issues that arise after waking up the PC from sleep mode might have been caused by a software conflict or system file corruption. For us to clarify the issue, we would like to ask these questions:

• What is the exact issue that you are experiencing?
• Did you notice any recent system changes prior to this issue?
• Have you encountered any error message?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

If you are having issues waking your PC from sleep, we suggest running the
Power troubleshooter as an initial troubleshooting. Kindly follow these steps:

• Click on Start.
• Type Troubleshoot, and then press Enter.
• Under Find and fix other problems, click on Power.
• Click on Run the troubleshooter button.
• Follow the onscreen guide.

We will wait for your response.

 

Stay in sleep and wake with spacebar

Hi, you can disable hibernation if you wish:
Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 10

This depends what devices are able to wake your PC. You can list these:

Powercfg /devicequery /.......
Description:
Returns a list of devices that meet the specified criteria.

Parameter List:
<QUERYFLAG> Specifies one of the following criteria:

wake_from_S1_supported ....Return all devices that support waking the system
from a light sleep state.
wake_from_S2_supported ....Return all devices that support waking the system
from a deeper sleep state.
wake_from_S3_supported ....Return all devices that support waking the system
from the deepest sleep state.
wake_from_any ......................Return all devices that support waking the system
from any sleep state.
S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.
wake_programmable List devices that are user-configurable to wake
the system from a sleep state.
wake_armed List devices that are currently configured to
wake the system from any sleep state.
all_devices Return all devices present in the system.

Examples:
POWERCFG /DEVICEQUERY wake_armed