Windows 10: Windows Defender won't let external USB HDD go to sleep

Hello,


Well, the topic title says it all. I recently purchased a Western Digital My Book 8TB and no matter what I couldn't get it to stand by/sleep. I tried everything: messing around with USB power options, indexing, installing dedicated WD software that has a sleep timer - NOTHING worked. I tested the drive on MAC and it would go to sleep out of the box, without any additional drivers or software. So I made a clean Win10 install - no luck. Eventually I disabled Windows Defender Real Time Protection and viola - it goes to sleep after 10 minutes as it should.


The problem is, Windows Defender has to be turned off entirely: Real-time protection, Cloud-delivered protection, Automatic sample submission, Tamper protection; the moment I turn any of these on the disk wakes up. Excluding the disk as a folder doesn't work.


Is there any way to make Windows Defender stop bothering my poor disk? :

:)

 

my computer won`t wake up after goes to sleep

these computer won`t wake up after goes to sleep ?

 

external HDD

Hi,

Usually, this problem occur due to software incompatibility or corrupted USB drivers. For us to better assist you, we would like to clarify the following:

• Have you made any recent changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• Which driver did you uninstall? Have you reinstall the driver? If yes, how did you reinstall the driver?
• Have you check if the external HDD is visible in Device Manager?

If the issue still persists after uninstalling some games, we suggest that you run the troubleshooter for hardware and devices. If you're using the latest Windows 10 version, follow these steps on how to run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:

• Click the Start button and select the Settings
  icon.
• Choose Update & Security from the list.
• Click Troubleshoot in the left pane of the window.
• Under Find and fix other problems, select Hardware and Devices and click
  Run the troubleshooter.

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

Boot from external USB HDD

Hello!

Any laptop should be able to Be booted from an external HDD.

You can check this back accessing your BIOS and then checking if the BIOS gives you an option to boot from USB.

If that option is listed, then you're good to go!