Home » Questions » Computers [ Ask a new question ]

Laptop wakes up when I unplug/power off any usb devices

Laptop wakes up when I unplug/power off any usb devices

I am wondering if there is a way to change this functonality in windows - everytime an external usb device powers off or if I unplug it, my laptop wakes up from sleep, which is really annoying. This is on Windows XP.

Asked by: Guest | Views: 185
Total answers/comments: 1
Guest [Entry]

"As qbeuek mentioned, you should be able to disable this functionality in your device manager:

I had the same issue with my wireless Logitech mouse on my Windows 7 laptop.

Although several programs or hardware suites allow you to set ""wake up computer"" option. If there is no such setting in your device manager, you could even try to set it in your hardware suite..."