Windows 10: Saving the power to USB ports

The drives connected to my PC through the USB ports seem to save power. I have two drives and they are self powered, they use AC power.

I found out that the fan of the drive is not spinning - that means it doesn’t get power from the USB port. I tried to disable the power savings but the fan stopped spinning when idle, so it didn’t help. But I still can read and write using this drive.

Can I make the system to keep the power on to the USB drives?

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USB ports

Hi Frank,

Inserting and removing a USB device repeatedly may cause the USB port to stop responding. When the port is in this state, it no longer recognizes any USB device, and the USB device will not work.

Here are few things that you can do to resolve the issue:

Use Device Manager to scan for hardware changes. After your computer scans for hardware changes, it might recognize the USB device that is connected to the USB port so that you can use the device.

To scan for hardware changes, follow these steps:

• Click Start, and then click Run.
  
  Note If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, and then use the Start Search box.
• Type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Device Manager opens.
• In Device Manager, click your computer so that it is highlighted.
• Click Action, and then click Scan for hardware changes.
• Check the USB device to see whether it is working.

Turn off Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

• In the Device Manager dialog box, expand Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click USB Root Hub, and then click Properties.
• In the USB Root Hub Properties dialog box, click the Power Management tab. Uncheck the
  Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
  box.
  

Let us know how it goes after performing the suggested troubleshooting steps.

 

Power Surge on the USB port?

Hi Bob,

When a user tried uninstalling the USB drivers, it usually installs itself again when the computer restarts. It is a fact that most of the Mouse and Keyboard nowadays are connected using USB connection instead of their traditional PS/2 port. We suggest that
you visit the link provided and follow the steps provided:
USB has malfunctioned and exceeded the power limits of it's hub Port , you should disconnect the device

Kindly let us know if you need further assistance.

 

USB port dead

Hello Adam,

We appreciate the details that you've provided about your USB port issue. This may have occurred due to software conflict or a hardware issue. For us to help you with this, kindly answer the following questions for further research:

• What is the current build and version number of your Windows 10? To check, press the Windows key, type winver, and press the Enter key.
• We'd like to clarify the uninstalling and installing usb hub part. Have you tried
  
  updating your USB port driver? Have you tried uninstalling the driver and let Windows install the compatible driver?
  
• Have you tried rolling back the USB port driver to its previous version?

Meanwhile, in order to save power, Windows switches your USB controllers off when they’re not in use. We suggest that you check your Power management settings:

• Type Device Manager in the Windows search field and open it.
• Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers branch.
• Double-click the first USB Root Hub device in the list.
• Click the Power Management tab.
• Un-check the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power checkbox, and click
  OK.
• Repeat steps 3-5 for each USB Root Hub device in your list of Universal Serial Bus controllers.

We'll be waiting for your reply.