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Devices - See Devices that are able to Wake Up the Computer

How to See a List of Devices that are able to Wake Up the Computer
Published 02 Nov 2010
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How to See a List of Devices that are able to Wake Up the Computer

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This will show you how to see a list of devices installed on your computer that are configured to be able to wake up your computer from sleep.



Here's How:
1. Open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, copy and paste the command below and press enter. (see screenshot below step 3)
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
3. You will now see a list of device names that are able to wake up your computer. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: For example, my HID-compliant Bluetooth Mouse and Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard are listed as being able to wake up my computer.
Devices - See Devices that are able to Wake Up the Computer-cmd-1.jpg
That's it,
Shawn






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