windows 11 keeps waking up from sleep by my controller

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windows 11 keeps waking up from sleep by my controller

jae 25

for some reason windows 11 keeps waking up even though i didnt have this issue on win10 untill i updated it to win11 3 weeks ago.
i did powercfg wake thing like 20 times already and the controller keeps enabling the wake up func everytime i wake the pc up or restart or even not doing anything it comes back
i even disabled wake up timers and it did nothing

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MUSTAFA SALAH 1,275

Hello jae,

Open (Device Manager) as Admin
Right Click on Controller --> Properties
"mainly you can found it under (Human Interface Devices > HID-compliant game controller)
Look for "Power Management"
Check (Wakeup Settings)

If you couldn't find that Option --> Follow the below steps to disable it from the registry settings:

From Device Manager --> Right Click on Controller --> Properties --> Details
Select "Device instance path" from the dropdown. Note the path (e.g., HID\VID_045E&PID...).
Open (Registry Editor) Tool
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\[Your Device Path]\Device Parameters
If there is a folder called Interrupt Management\ResumedOnIdle, ensure any "Enable" values there are set to 0.
If Same Issue
From Power Plan --> Change advanced power settings --> USB Settings --> USB selective suspend setttings --> Disable it.
Same issue?
From Device Manager --> Universal Serial Bus controllers --> USB Root Hub (USB 3.0) --> Properties --> Power Management --> Uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer" option

Side Note:
"these changes won't affect your the files or performance at all it just prevents the USB ports from talking to the CPU while it's sleeping :)"

Last Resort: Disable "Allow Wake" via Registry

Open Registry again
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
Right-click in the right pane, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
Name it WaitWakeUSBEnable and set the value to 0.
Restart your computer

"This will disable any Wait // Wake signals from USB devices globally"

I hope that helps
Regards,
MUSTAFA SALAH

jae 25 Reputation points

2026-03-27T02:34:51.4033333+00:00

i should've been more specific and said that its an xbox controller.

unfortunately i tried all the above and even the WaitWakeUSBEnable didnt seem to work for me ]:
MUSTAFA SALAH 1,275 Reputation points

2026-03-27T04:00:57.8266667+00:00
Make sure that controller is connected while doing the steps

Okay at this case:

##From Device Manager
"Sometimes the controller isn't listed under HID; it’s hidden under System Devices"

From (View menu at the top and select Devices by connection) --> Find your USB Root Hub, expand it, and look for your Xbox Controller -->Right-click every top-level (hub / device) > Check "Power Management" tab & uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer"

Other Options:

Device manager -->Human Interface Devices --> Look for HID-compliant game controller --> Right-click > Properties > Power Management --> Uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer // if it's not available, try to disable it to check out.

PnP Edit:

#Open Registry Editor again --> go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB

Look for the folder that have the same (Instance Path) you get earlier from Device Manger.

#open the sub-folders until you see Device Parameters.

#if (SelectiveSuspendEnabled) --> set it to **1

**#Then, Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named **PnPCapabilities
**Value: 24

Lastly, Enter your BIOS settings # look fore "Power Management / Wakeup & Disable" (Resume by USB Device / Wake on USB).

Note: if you want to get the instance id, run this command powercfg -lastwake after controller wake up your device.

#Xbox Game Bar Settgins:

Windows Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar --> Allow your controller to open Xbox Game Bar --> Turn it OFF

Then, from (Settings > Apps > Installed Apps) --> Xbox Game Bar --> click on the 3 dots (...) on the right hand side --> Advanced Options -->Check "Background apps permissions" & set it to NEVER.

If same issue after all of this:

Don't use (Sleep) and use the (Hibernate) option
"it's the same as sleep however it writes the changes to the SSD not to the RAM which is better even if power is loss, you will get all your files/opened apps as normal since all changes already written to SSD not RAM "it got deleted after any power loss"

I do recommend also to disable (Fast Startup) -- however it shows recommended here but for your case it's better to be off.

I hope that helps!!!

Regards,
MUSTAFA SALAH
jae 25 Reputation points

2026-03-27T05:11:56.65+00:00

yeah no matter what i do in the registry it just keeps waking
so im probably gonna use hibernation from now on

also i found this WDF folder inside the usb controller that contains the values for sleeping and waking up windows but no matter what i do they keep resetting the values even when i revoke all permissions

either way thank u for the help!
MUSTAFA SALAH 1,275 Reputation points

2026-03-27T05:52:33.0266667+00:00

Appreciate your understanding.

I don't like playing around with something like Registry especially with that key.
FYI: you can't change it as a normal user or admin. you have to have the root level (SYSTEM) one. and I don't recommend doing it at all "we don't want blue screen.

I don't know but maybe we can try out: Disable "Xbox Accessory Management Service" from (services.msc). Right-click > Properties --> Startup Type: Disabled --> Restart your Device

However, that will affect maybe some updates to your controller or shortcuts .. etc. "you can test it out".

Safe Option with 0 Risk still: Hibernation (Fun Fact: I wish as a human being have the hibernation option :D )

Best Regards,
M

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Last Resort: Disable "Allow Wake" via Registry

Look for the folder that have the same (Instance Path) you get earlier from Device Manger.

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