Laptop Wakes Up Seconds After Going To Sleep

[blackorpheus16]

Whenever I try to put my laptop into sleep mode, it wakes back up a few seconds later without me touching anything. Has anyone come across this before? I just reformatted my computer and this didn't happen before the reformat.

 

[richc46]

I am sure this tut will help
Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems - Vista Forums
Same for 7

 

[bobtran]

[FONT=&quot]To find out what event/device woke up your Windows from its sleep state, go to command prompt (type cmd on the Run/Search box and press ENTER), then type this:
powercfg – lastwake[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]To get the most detailed info (and probably easiest) on the device that wakes your Windows up during the sleep, type:
powercfg –devicequery wake_armed[/FONT]

 

[davehc]

Are you frequently using any remote controls in the area? Two of my TV remotes awaken the computer from sleep. - Only if you have an infrared device in the computer.
It matters not if I am changing channels or any other function.

 

[blackorpheus16]

Thanks, everyone. It looks like my wireless mouse is the culprit (possibly along with an ENE CIR receiver). There's no Power Management tab in Device Manager for any of my devices, so I guess I have to go with Step 5 of the link that richc46 provided, or pull out my mouse every time I want my computer to sleep.