Press the windows key r to open the run box.
Usb power saving windows 10.
By default windows enables the power saving feature all usb ports known as usb selective suspend.
In windows 10 you do that by right clicking start and selecting device manager.
Click the power management tab.
Windows disable usb power saving disableselectivesuspend by gordy b stronach.
Type devmgmt msc and press enter.
Enable disable power saving on usb ports.
To change your usb port s power settings you need to open the device manager.
The device manager in windows 10.
To change the power mode quickly select the battery icon on the taskbar and then drag the slider to the power mode you want.
However sometimes the usb port does not get turned back on when it is needed or is inadvertently turned off.
After upgrade system to windows 10 usb ports don t work demystifying usb selective suspend these are a few of the articles that have further information on windows usb power management.
While this guide focuses on windows 10 usb selective suspend has been around for a long time and you can use the same steps on machines running windows 8 1 and windows 7.
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This setting isn t available on all windows 10 pcs it depends on your pc s hardware and your pc manufacturer.
The operating system microsoft windows 7 allows the computer to shut off power to usb devices to save power.