Dual Monitors - closed laptop

[Windows Central Question]

I have an HP laptop with a Dell docking station. 2 monitors, mouse, keyboard, camera are all attached to the docking station which in turn is plugged into the laptop via one HDMI. I am able to close the laptop everything works great.

Issue is, once I leave the computer overnight, it sleeps or hibernates. I have to open the laptop, hit the power button to get everything back on. Sometimes I have to unplug / plug in the HDMI for it to recognize the docking station again. I actually set ALL the power settings to "Do nothing", just to see and that did not help.

Computer I had before, let me just hit a key or tap the mouse to wake it up without opening the laptop.

Hope this all made sense. Any ideas would be great.

 

[Bla1ze]

Check and see which devices are allowed to wake your computer up. If your keyboard/mouse is not listed, you can add it. Note the post is telling you how to disable things, so keep in mind you'll be doing the reverse.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080213-00/?p=23473