Mods move this one where you will!
Recently, having left computer idle for some while, on return all has been locked up.Mouse and keyboard remained unlit. The monitor shortly after switch on keeps going to power save. The only solution has been to power off/on at mains and reboot. Unless switched off power has passed to computer throughout
Same happened this afternoon, but no amount of above availed. Despite checks that the usb leads were firmly in, swapping ports used: zilch.
I checked that power was being delivered through a usb port by connecting my external drive; it started.
I borrowed my daughter's mouse and somehow got connected, with the last program used appearing. However I could not exit, nor would task mgr work. Shut down and rebooted. AOK!
It seems then that the mouse should be the culprit, but is that a too simple conclusion?
So friends! What else could the problem be; what else need I check before I go down to PCW for a new mouse?