Computer and Software Support


Enable Keyboard to Work with Power Management

To allow the keyboard to wake the system up from sleep, do the following

  1. Go to control panel (This link will open in a different window)
  2. Double-click on Keyboard
  3. Click on Hardware
  4. Highlight the keyboard
  5. Click on Properties
  6. Click the Power Management tab
  7. Put a check in Allow this device to wake the system up from standby
  8. Click OK

To prevent the keyboard from waking up the system, do the following

  1. Go to control panel (This link will open in a different window)
  2. Double-click on Keyboard
  3. Click on Hardware
  4. Highlight the keyboard
  5. Click on Properties
  6. Click the Power Management tab
  7. Uncheck Allow this device to wake the system up from standby
  8. Click OK