How To Solve Sleep Mode Issues with Windows Vista and Wireless Devices

During the past few years, more and more individuals are recognizing the importance of going green. Part of this advocacy is limiting power consumption as much as possible. This is the reason why more people are looking into better ways of economizing the use of electricity of most electronic devices, particularly their computer units. If you have a computer, be it desktop or laptop, you already know that in the past, there were only two power choices, keeping the computer running during down time, or shutting it down. Unfortunately, if the user shuts down the computer, he needs to wait for a long time as the unit boots up in order to use it again. The issue of quick restart has been addressed by the introduction of the standby mode. However, this new feature does not address the power consumption problem because a computer on standby still uses up a considerable amount of electricity. Thanks to Windows, computers now have a better energy-saving option, the sleep mode. With this feature, you won’t even have to save the document that you are working on before powering down. Unfortunately, some other issues have cropped up in the introduction of sleep mode. One particular problem is when you are trying to “wake” your computer with the use of a wireless device like a keyboard or mouse. For some help in addressing issues between this particular operating system and some wireless electronic devices, just read this article.

* Put the device and computer unit on sleep mode to verify the issue. There are cases when a computer is “put to sleep,” it refuses to wake up when you press keys on your keyboard. More cases of this issue are reported when the keyboard being used with the computer is connected wirelessly. To check if the sleep mode is indeed the problem, try putting the computer to sleep a couple of times and see how it responds. If the problem persists, then the sleep mode issue needs to be addressed.
* For repeatedly dropped wireless connections, it may be time to update your drivers. If the keyboard, mouse, and other wirelessly connected devices lose its connection whenever you put your computer to sleep, the drivers could be outdated. Go to the manufacturers’ site and download the latest version of your hardware’ drivers. Follow the accompanying instructions to properly install the new software then check if this solves your problem.
* Check if the BIOS switched off the sleep mode by default. Click on the Start icon and click on the Power icon. Once the screen to shut down the computer appears, click on the Restart option. When the computer reboots, go to the setup for BIOS and see if the power saving option has been switched off by default. Enable it and restart your computer. Check if the sleep mode is now working as it should. You might also need to check if the Hibernate option has been enabled. To do this, go to the Control Panel menu and select the “Power Options”. Go to the Hibernate tab and click on the box that enables this option. Restart and check if this solves the problem.


If you are still unable to address your problem regarding your wireless devices, call the Microsoft hotline. You can also opt to call the hotline of the device’s manufacturer. Relate your problem to the customer representative on the other line and ask for a step-by-step help on how to fix it.