If Facebook isn’t your cup of tea, I invite you to sign up for my Rick’s Daily Tips Daily Update Newsletter. Now my mouse goes off when I shut down the computer.īonus tip #1: This post explains how to protect your files from catastrophic loss should your hard drive ever fail by creating a System Image Backup.īonus tip #2: Want to make sure you never miss one of my tips? Click here to join my Rick’s Tech Tips Facebook Group! I found the “Deep Sleep” setting and followed your instructions. Update from Kelly: Thanks for your help, Rick. If you were able to find and disable the UEFI setting that allows full-time USB charging and made the required change in the Control Panel your mouse should no longer stay lit up when you shut your computer down. Here’s how:ġ – Press the Windows+ S key combination to open a “Search” box.Ģ – Type the word control into the Search box, then select Control Panel from the list of search results.ĥ – Click the Choose what the power buttons do link that’s over in the left-hand column.Ħ – Click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link.ħ – Uncheck the box beside Turn on fast startup. Once you’ve changed the setting in the UEFI you’ll also need to change a setting in the Windows 10 Control Panel. Launch the UEFI Settings screen ( instructions here) and look for a setting related to “USB charging” or “Deep Sleep”.
The name of the feature you’re looking for varies from manufacturer to manufacturer (and even from model to model) but if your system has it you should be able to easily recognize it when you see it. You didn’t mention the brand and model number of your PC but some models have a UEFI setting that will turn off full-time USB charging and/or enable a “Deep Sleep” mode. But that being said, you might be able to turn it off. This is really nothing to be concerned about since the tiny amount of electricity your mouse uses won’t really affect your electric bill in any meaningful way. That’s why your mouse remains “lit” even when the computer is in “shut down” mode. When this feature is present (and enabled) power will be supplied to the USB ports any time the computer is plugged into an electrical outlet. Rick’s answer: Kelly, many newer desktop PCs (and even a few laptops) have a feature that allows your computer to charge the batteries in connected USB devices even when the computer is completely off. Why is this happening? I’ve never seen it before. When I shut the computer down (not put it to sleep, but actually shut it down) the little light on the mouse stays lit. Question from Kelly E.: I just bought a new computer and there’s one thing about it that has me puzzled.
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