This setting isn t available on all windows 10 pcs it depends on your pc s hardware and your pc manufacturer.
Usb power saving windows 10.
By default windows enables the power saving feature all usb ports known as usb selective suspend.
This feature is supposed to save power by shutting down usb ports that are only used intermittently.
When the device manager window opens expand the universal serial bus controllers branch then right click the usb root hub device and select properties.
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.
However sometimes the usb port does not get turned back on when it is needed or is inadvertently turned off.
In windows 10 you do that by right clicking start and selecting device manager.
Type devmgmt msc and press enter.
Click the power management tab.
Enable disable power saving on usb ports.
To change your usb port s power settings you need to open the device manager.
Press the windows key r to open the run box.
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.
The device manager in windows 10.
More windows 10.