How to enable / prevent device from waking Windows 10 computer

This guide will show you how to allow or prevent devices from waking Windows 10 PCs from Sleep or Hibernate.

Note : You must be logged in as an administrator to do this.

Option 1: Allow or prevent the device from waking the computer in Command Prompt

1. Open Command Prompt with admin rights.

2. Perform step 3 (to allow) or step 4 (to prevent the device from waking the computer) below, depending on what you want to do.

3. To allow the device to wake the computer:

A) Enter the command below into the Command Prompt and press Enter .

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This step will give you a list of all devices that support waking the computer from any sleep state.

Write down the device name (for example, "HID Keyboard Device" ) you want to allow to wake up the computer.

 powercfg -devicequery wake_from_any 

B) Enter the command below into the Command Prompt and press Enter . You can close the Command Prompt when finished.

 powercfg -deviceenablewake "Device Name" 

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Replace Device Name in the above command with the device's actual name.

For example:

 powercfg -deviceenablewake "HID Keyboard Device" 

4. To prevent the device from waking the computer:

A) Enter the command below into the Command Prompt and press Enter .

This step will give you a list of all devices that can wake up the computer.

Write down the device name (for example, "HID Keyboard Device" ) you want to prevent from waking the computer.

 powercfg -devicequery wake_armed 

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B) Enter the command below into the Command Prompt and press Enter . You can close the Command Prompt when finished.

 powercfg -devicedisablewake "Device Name" 

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Replace Device Name in the above command with the device's actual name.

For example:

 powercfg -devicedisablewake "HID Keyboard Device" 

Option 2: Allow or prevent the device from waking the computer in Device Manager

1. Open Device Manager ( devmgmt.msc ).

2. Expand the device category (for example, Keyboards and double-click the device (eg "HID Keyboard Device" ) that you want to allow or prevent the computer from waking.

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3. Select or deselect Allow this device to wake the computer according to what you want and click OK.

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4. When done, you can close Device Manager if desired.