How to Enable the Wake from Standby Option for a USB Mouse (280108)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q280108

SUMMARY

This article describes how to enable the Wake from standby option for a Universal Serial Bus (USB) mouse.

MORE INFORMATION

By default, the Power Management feature of USB mouse devices is turned off. This setting is different from classic PS/2 computer functionality. Therefore, to enable the Wake from standby option, you must manually turn on the Power Management feature for the USB mouse.

To manually enable the Wake from standby option for the USB mouse, start Device Manager, right-click the USB mouse driver, click Properties, and then click to select the Allow this device to wake the system from standby check box.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/25/2006
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