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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent Windows from powering down the USB devices connected to your PC.
Steps
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1Open the Control Panel. To do this, open the Windows search bar and type control panel, then click Control Panel in the search results.
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2Click Hardware and Sound.Advertisement
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3Click Power Options.
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4Click Change plan settings next to your current power plan. Each of the power plans has a radio button to the left of its name—the one that’s selected has the radio button filled in.
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5Click Change advanced power settings. It’s the blue link at the bottom of the window.
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6Click + next to ″USB settings.″ Additional options will appear.
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7Select Disabled from the ″USB selective suspend setting″ menu.
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8Click Apply and then OK. Windows can no longer power down the USB devices connected to your PC.Advertisement
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1. Open Control Panel.
2. Click Hardware and Sound.
3. Click Power Options.
4. Click Change plan settings.
5. Click Change advanced power settings.
6. Click + on "USB Settings."
7. Select Disabled.
8. Click Apply and then OK.
