View and manage devices that can wake a machine using command prompt

Learn how to view and manage devices that can wake a machine.

John Savill

July 1, 2016

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View and manage devices that can wake a machine using command prompt

Q. How can I view devices that can wake a machine using a command prompt?

A. To view all devices that can wake a machine use the following command:

powercfg /devicequery wake_armed

To disable a device from being able to wake the machine use the following example where I disable my mouse from being able to wake my machine:

powercfg /devicedisablewake "Logitech HID-compliant Unifying Mouse"

 

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