However sometimes the usb port does not get turned back on when it is needed or is inadvertently turned off.
Usb power saving windows 10.
This setting isn t available on all windows 10 pcs it depends on your pc s hardware and your pc manufacturer.
To change the power mode quickly select the battery icon on the taskbar and then drag the slider to the power mode you want.
The operating system microsoft windows 7 allows the computer to shut off power to usb devices to save power.
Press the windows key r to open the run box.
Windows disable usb power saving disableselectivesuspend by gordy b stronach.
This feature is supposed to save power by shutting down usb ports that are only used intermittently.
Type devmgmt msc and press enter.
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.
The device manager in windows 10.
In windows 10 you do that by right clicking start and selecting device manager.
To change your usb port s power settings you need to open the device manager.
When the device manager window opens expand the universal serial bus controllers branch then right click the usb root hub device and select properties.
More windows 10.
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.
Click the power management tab.