Notes:
It is only recommended that you change this setting if you are experiencing problems with a USB device. Otherwise, you should leave the option enabled.
If you’re changing the settings on a laptop or tablet, you’ll see two options: On Battery & Plugged in, so make sure to change those settings accordingly.
Once you complete these steps, Windows will no longer power off USB devices connected to your computer, which will fix any problem are experiencing as a result of this Windows feature.
Windows 10+ includes the USB selective suspend feature that lets you automatically put USB devices in a very low-power state when they’re not actively in use.
It’s an important feature because it helps prolong battery life on your laptop or tablet, but it may also cause problems with certain peripherals connected to your PC…
If you’re having connectivity issues with USB peripherals on Windows, use these steps to disable the USB selective suspend feature:
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on Hardware and Sound.
- Click on Power Options.
- Under “Preferred plan,” For Windows 11 click the Change advanced plan settings link for the plan you’re currently using. For Windows 10 click the Change plan settings link for the plan you’re currently using.
(If you change the settings on the power plan that isn’t active, this won’t work.)
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Expand USB settings.
- Expand USB selective suspend setting.
- Select Disabled from the drop-down menu.
- Select Apply.
- Click OK.
