However, depending on your computer there are different states of “sleep” that can allow just enough power for the touch screen to operate and enough intelligence on behalf of the computer hardware to initialize the operating system when input is detected. To save power, the PC will power down many of its functions when the Operating System sends the sleep command. Luckily with a modern properly-configured BIOS and operating system, full touch screen waking functionality is possible.
For these situations we’ve discussed virtual keyboards to simplify data entry, and ways that a touch screen can better emulate a mouse.Ī common question we get asked when users opt to run without a keyboard or a mouse is, “How do I wake up my computer from standby?” By default a PC that is in sleep or standby mode powers down the USB ports, which in effect disables the touch screen, preventing it from detecting a click and waking up the PC. In an industrial or manufacturing environment it is not uncommon to operate a computer with neither a keyboard or a mouse, using only a Hope Industrial touch screen to control the PC.
With the right settings, a touch screen can wake up Windows
