Mouse wakes PC when I "power off"?

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This recent thread also may relate.

How to disable Power Off popup on Zorin OS

This was an intentional design decision. If the user (or their cat) accidentally taps the power button while there's some important unsaved work open, this dialog allows the user to cancel the shut down attempt before any potentially disastrous consequences. It could happen to the best of us even when we don't expect it, speaking from personal experience from my Windows days (long before switching to Linux and starting Zorin OS). Nevertheless, this dialog will automatically time-out anyway afte…

The O.P. suggests that these behaviors are different on Windows OS.