Windows 10: Windows 11 PC keeps frequently waking from sleep

Event viewer reads:The system is exiting Modern Standby Reason: Input Mouse.PS C:\Users\xxxx> powercfg lastwake Wake History Count - 0PS C:\Users\xxxx> powercfg waketimers There are no active timers in the system.I have disabled the "Allow this device to wake the computer" checkbox for every HID, keyboard and "mice and other pointing devices". I shouldn't be able to wake it with my mouse if I tried.Any suggestions for further troubleshooting this?

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Computer wake-up from sleep mode frequently

Hello Karen,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

From your description, it's not sure what making your device to wake up automatically from sleep. Let us find the devices that are configured to wake up your PC from sleep and which is the device that made your PC to wake from
sleep lastly.

* Right-click on Start and Select Command Prompt (Admin)
from context Menu

* Type or Copy/Paste the below commands into it and hit Enter key

powercfg /devicequery wake_armed

• 
  By executing this command, it will bring up all the device list that are configured to wake up your PC from sleep. Now it time to find the device which made you PC to come out of the sleep lastly. Go and
  execute second command now.
  

powercfg /lastwake

• 
  This will bring up the details of the device that made your PC to come out of the sleep lastly. Now go to the particular device properties and make changes accordingly to prevent that particular device to wake
  your PC from sleep.
  

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

Troubleshooting PCs spontaneously waking from sleep

I've also battled with sleep/wake issues over the years, and from experience have learned that trying to find, or rationalise, the root cause is a waste of time. All you need is `powercfg`.

`powercfg -devicequery wake_armed` from an Administrator PowerShell window/Command Prompt will give you a list of all devices that can possibly wake the PC. This command is interesting because very often, it will show devices that you'd never expect being able to wake your computer. I think in one instance I had the chipset device listed!

`powercfg -devicedisablewake "device_name_from_device_query"`will prevent said device from ever waking the computer. This command is 100% the only thing I have found that will resolve sleep/wake problems. Updating drivers, unplugging peripherals, switching to a cleaner power supply (UPS), changing ethernet cables... none of those have helped, yet`powercfg -devicedisablewake` has done the trick.

Note that occasionally, devices you have disabled wake for may start waking up the PC again - this happens if you plug a USB device into a different port, or occasionally when drivers are updated, because Windows sees it as a new device. In that case rerun `powercfg` to find and disable that device again.

If this does not resolve your wake issues, I would start looking at power fluctuations.

 

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.