Set Power Options and Disable Power Management

Set Power Options and Disable Power Management

To prevent the computer and USB powered devices from “going to sleep,” changes to Windows Power Options and Power Management are necessary.

 

1.     Click on Start or Windows icon in taskbar

2.     Type power in search box

3.     Select Power & sleep settings from search results

 



 

·       Screen:

                                                    i.     On battery power, turn off after:  Select Never from drop-down menu

                                                  ii.     When plugged in, turn off after:  Select Never from drop-down menu

·       Sleep:

                                                iii.     On battery power, turn off after:  Select Never from drop-down menu

                                                 iv.     When plugged in, turn off after:  Select Never from drop-down menu

b.     Click on Additional power settings link








c.      Click on Change plan settings link

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.     Click on Change advanced power settings link

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    i.     Click on + to expand Hard disk options

1.     Click on + to expand Turn off hard disk after options

2.     On battery:  Select Never or 0 minutes

3.     Plugged in:  Select Never or 0 minutes

                                                  ii.     Click on + to expand Sleep options

1.     Click on + to expand Sleep after options

a.      On battery:  Select Never or 0 minutes

b.     Plugged in:  Select Never or 0 minutes

2.     Click on + to expand Allow hybrid sleep options

a.      On battery:  Select Never or 0 minutes

b.     Plugged in:  Select Never or 0 minutes

3.     Click on + to expand Hibernate after options

a.      On battery:  Select Never or 0 minutes

b.     Plugged in:  Select Never or 0 minutes

                                                iii.     Click on + to expand USB settings

1.     Click on + to expand USB selective suspend setting

a.      On battery:  Select Disabled from drop-down menu

b.     Plugged in:  Select Disabled from drop-down menu

                                                 iv.     Select Apply

                                                   v.     Select OK

4.     Close Power & sleep settings window

 



 

 

5.     Click on Start or Windows icon in taskbar

6.     Type Device in search box

7.     Select Device Manager from search results

 



 

 

 

a.      Click on > to expand Universal Serial Bus controllers

                                                    i.     Right-click on item

                                                  ii.     Select Properties

 






1.     Select Power Management tab

2.     De-select Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power

3.     Select OK

 

 

 

 

 

                                                iii.     Repeat steps for all USB controllers


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