How can I enable wake abilities of a USB device in Windows 10 Professional?

Question

I think the title says enough.

I already read through the Internet and tried different things but I can't find this specific topic solved anywhere.

Trying powercfg -deviceenablewake results always in insufficient permission though I ran it as administrator or even system user.

In particular I want my USB Bluetooth dongle to be able to wake my computer from sleep state.

I made sure that my USB ports are powered in sleep state. For example my 2.4GHz Logitech USB dongle (keyboard) can wake my computer.

Edit: I'm not looking for wake on lan. The thing is I'm setting up a gaming pc which is hooked to my TV. So I'm just using a Xbox One Gamepad.

I hope someone can help me finally solve this issue.

Answer 1

From Hardware management (Run: devmgmt.msc) you can view the devices properties. If the Tab for Power management isn't there or doesn't list "Allow this device to wake the computer" then it probably doesn't have the ability to do so.

The permission error is likely meaning it can't set that property at all.

If you're doing this from another computer/phone/tablet then explore Wake On LAN (WoL). Enable in BIOS and grab an App for WoL. That is best for waking a computer remotely which then gives you all the normal functions.