How-To Geek

I know there have been several discussions on this subject, however, none of them address my problem :(

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium and a Wireless Mouse with a tiny USB module. I normally put my Laptop to sleep by just closing the lid, but if my mouse is moved when the laptop is in sleep mode, it wakes.
I have un-ticked the 'Allow this device to wake the computer' option in Power Management of the HID-compliant mouse properties, but this does not cure the problem. I have also selected 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power' in all the USB controllers entries in Device Manager, but again, this does not solve the problem.
Any suggestions as to fixing this annoying problem would be appreciated......

Thanks for your response but it doesn't really answer the fundamental problem :)

If the function is supposedly disabled in the Power Management option, then why does this not stop the mouse from waking the laptop ?

Placing the device on a 'firm rubber surface' doesn't help when Kids and Cats are around.......

Thanks for your suggestion but as I said in my original post, the 'Allow this device to wake the computer' option in Power Management of the HID-compliant mouse properties, is already unticked..... I might try looking around in the BIOS, as suggested in one of the posts in your suggested thread.

See if you have a section in the Bios to allow USB to wake computer.