Windows 10: USB drive sleeps in less than 3 and a half minutes still

Discus and support USB drive sleeps in less than 3 and a half minutes still in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I can't believe that after a year and a half still Microsoft will not fix the USB drive sleep problem. I use an external Raid box with 4 HDs. It takes... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by IndieArchive, Nov 14, 2016.

  1. INDIEARCHIVE
    IndieArchive Win User

    USB drive sleeps in less than 3 and a half minutes still


    I can't believe that after a year and a half still Microsoft will not fix the USB drive sleep problem. I use an external Raid box with 4 HDs. It takes about a minute to awake after the Windows 10 boat anchor puts it to sleep. When I am working on a file I probably save about every 5 minutes, and every time I am waiting for about a minute that my computer is basically froze up while the drive wakes up. This is about the 5th time in that 1.5 years that I have spent a bunch of time trying to find a solution to this only to give up in despair. I have seen several proposed solutions that don't work. I know that I can get a program that will write to the HD every 20 seconds to keep it alive but that is just too ridiculous for me to accept. *Mad Please help me; I can't afford to give up on Windows...

    :)
     
    IndieArchive, Nov 14, 2016
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  2. BLUE_PENCIL
    blue_pencil Win User

    Screens won't power off in Windows 10

    Hi

    I've tried it, and the message I get is 'Security Update for Window (KB3200970) is already installed on this computer'. I've set the PC to sleep after half an hour, but it goes to sleep after less than 5 minutes, as soon as I turn my back on the computer.
    The screens still don't power off on their own but the PC is going to sleep far more quickly than I would like.
     
    blue_pencil, Nov 14, 2016
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  3. MARKGILBY
    MarkGilby Win User
    Windows 10 Goes to sleep mode randomly and can't turn back on

    Mine is an HP Envy. I have reset to default settings (screen 5 & 10 minutes, system 15 and 30) and it still sleeps after less than 3 minutes inactivity. To be precise, it repeatedly sleeps after 2 minutes and 20 seconds (140 seconds). I timed it 3 times
    consecutively on a stopwatch! Sad but true
     
    MarkGilby, Nov 14, 2016
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    USB drive sleeps in less than 3 and a half minutes still

    Brink, Nov 14, 2016
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