Windows 10: USB gaming controllers prevent power saving features

It seems in Windows 10 (and 8, as I have seen from online discussions), USB gaming controllers prevent power saving features such as turning off the displays and entering Sleep mode. Is there a configuration to change this setting? It's extremely annoying for many users to have to remember to unplug all their USB controllers just to allow the power saving features to work again.

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Display will not turn off, even with power saving option enabled

Please stop. Or, at the very least, read the entire thread before responding. What you are suggesting...

• ... will not work. The same issue preventing the power options from kicking in impact any screen saver settings as well. Windows is incorrectly reading input from USB game controllers connected to the system, and registering these as activity in a way
  that Windows 7/8/8.1 did not. And...
• ... does not achieve the same results. Powering off the monitor is not simply about preventing people from seeing what you were working on. This is a power saving utility. With a screen saver running, you are still wasting the same amount of power that
  you would without the screen saver running.

So, not only is your "suggestion", such as it is, unhelpful, but it is also completely inaccurate.

 

Sidewinder Game Controller Software 4.0

Hi Willard,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to download Sidewinder Game Controller Software 4.0

• Disconnect the game controller from your computer's universal serial bus (USB) port.
• Insert the Microsoft Sidewinder compact disc into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Hold down the SHIFT key to prevent installation from automatically starting.
• On your desktop, double-click My Computer, and then browse to the following file:
  CD-ROM drive:\Setup\Setup.exe
  
• Double-click Setup.exe to start the installation process.
• Restart your computer when prompted.
• Plug the SideWinder game controller into your computer's USB port, and then allow Microsoft Windows to detect and install it.
  
  Install the software update if the controller is the Sidewinder Game Controller Software 4.0
• Restart your computer.

Let us know the status.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

Unable to sync Games power flight controller, error message 'Windows Shell Common Dll Has Stopped Working', upgrading to Windows 10

Hi Benny,

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall Games power flight controller game from the programs and Features option on your computer.

Follow these steps to uninstall Games power flight controller game from the programs and Features option on your computer.

a) Press Windows + x key together and select Control Panel.

b) Click on Programs and Features option.

c) Locate Games power flight controller game program, right click on program and select on Uninstall.

e) Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the Games power flight controller game program.
f) Download and reinstall the Games power flight controller game program from the official website and check if the issue persists.

Hope the above information helps. Reply with necessary information and the result to help you further.