Prevent keyboard from waking Acer TravelMate P2 P2410-G2-M NX.VGTAA.006

ConsideringAc3r

I recently bought an Acer TravelMate P2 P2410-G2-M NX.VGTAA.006 running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.  I am trying to prevent the keyboard from waking the laptop after it has been put to sleep.  I tried the following using my Administrator account.

!1) I tried the first 4-step process at:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/prevent-keyboard-from-waking-laptop/6fd4e751-f2c0-418b-82d9-f340bae14375
In the Device Manager, my keyboard is "Standard PS/2 Keyboard". When right-click the keyboard, however, I do not have have a Power Management option.

(2) I tried the process at:
https://www.top-password.com/blog/stop-mouse-keyboard-from-waking-computer-in-windows-10
In the Keyboard Properties window, under the General tab, there is supposed to be a "Change settings" button, but I don't have one.  Without it, I cannot reveal the "Power Management" tab.o

(3) The following site has a procedure similar to (2), but again, I have no Power Management tab:
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/stop-mouse-from-waking-windows-up-from-sleep-mode

Option (1) also a 3-step process using "powercfg", while
option (2) also has a process involving the BIOS.

Before I attempted either one of those, I wanted to check and ensure that I don't do something terrible to my laptop.  Specifically, I don't have a traditional power button.  The TravelMate P2 power button is just another key on the keyboard.  If I succeed in disabling keyboard wake-up using "powercfg" or the BIOS, will my laptop remain asleep forever?

brummyfan2

Hi,
You could try disabling Allow wake timers in Advanced Power options.
https://www.howtogeek.com/122954/how-to-prevent-your-computer-from-waking-up-accidentally/

ConsideringAc3r

I tried `powercfg -lastwake`, and it did not reveal the cause of the wake-up.  I tried the event viewer, and the cause of the wake-up was "unknown".  I didn't follow the rest of the webpage because it proceeds to prevent input devices from waking the computer.  My concern is that the button appears to be a key on the keyboard, so if I disable the keyboard's ability to wake the computer, I'll never be able to wake the computer.  My only hope is if the power button isn't really considered a keyboard key, despite the fact that it looks and feels exactly like one.