Can I disable "wake the computer" for "Standard PS/2 Keyboard"

[Bebuccio]

Hello.

Since the laptop 15-eg3008 is draining battery when is shutdown, I have used the command "powercfg -devicequery wake_armed" to show which device can drain the battery.

Te result of the command is:

"Standard PS/2 Keyboard" 

Can I disable the "wake" feature of the PS/2 using device manager (property->power mananagement) ?

I'm scared to do this because the power-on button that starts the laptop is located inside the keyboard:

If I disable the wake-up of the keyboard, can I continue to use this button to power-on or the laptop remains definitely OFF?

[Raj_05 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Bebuccio,

Welcome to HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

Disabling the "wake" feature of the "Standard PS/2 Keyboard" in Device Manager only affects the ability of the keyboard to wake the laptop from sleep or hibernate modes, not from a fully powered-off state. The power button, even if it’s part of the keyboard assembly, operates independently of the "wake" feature. So disabling it should not prevent you from turning on the laptop using the power button.

To disable the wake feature safely.

Open Device Manager:

• Right-click on the Start Menu button and select Device Manager.

Locate the Standard PS/2 Keyboard:

• Expand the Keyboards section.
• Right-click on Standard PS/2 Keyboard and select Properties.

Disable the Wake Feature:

• Go to the Power Management tab.
• Uncheck the option "Allow this device to wake the computer".
• Click OK.

This will prevent the keyboard from waking the laptop from sleep or hibernate, but the power button will still work as usual when the laptop is completely shut down.

I hope this helps.

Take care and have a good day.

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