The USB selective suspend feature allows you to put USB devices in a very low-power state when they are idle. Meanwhile, if your USB devices are not working properly, disabling it might be a good choice. In this post on MiniTool Website, you will have a basic understanding of the USB selective suspend feature and learn 3 ways to disable it.
Is It Safe to Disable USB Selective Suspend Settings Windows 11/10?
When you connect many peripherals to your computer via the USB ports, these external devices might draw power from your computer. If your Windows machine runs on battery power, these peripherals can deplete your battery power than usual.
To conserve your battery power, you can suspend the idle peripherals by enabling USB selective suspend settings. Once you enable this feature, idle external devices might freeze and even become unresponsive.
Although this feature can extend the lifespan of your battery, it also has some demerits. For example, it can trigger some USB-related problems sometimes. Therefore, when there are some issues with your USB flash disks, disabling USB selective suspend settings might be an effective solution for you. In this post, we will show you how to disable USB selective suspend settings in 3 ways. Scroll down to see the detailed tutorial now!
You only need to enable USB selective suspend settings on battery-powered computers because desktop PCs don’t need to save power. Also, this feature is not appropriate for keyboard, mouse or other important peripherals.
Back Up Your Data on USB Drive
USB flash drive is a very convenient tool to store some important data in daily life and work. When there is something wrong with it, the data on it might be missing or get corrupted. Consequently, it is essential to back up the data on your USB flash drive.
Considering convenience and flexibility, you can choose the Windows backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker to make a backup copy of your crucial data. This tool is free and easy to use. You are allowed to back up multiple items including files, folders, systems, partitions and disks on Windows 11/10/8/7. Here’s the tutorial on how to back up files with it:
Step 1. Run MiniTool ShadowMaker and hit Keep Trial.
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Step 2. In the Backup page, you can choose what to backup and the backup destination. Go to SOURCE > Folders and Files, and you can choose the files you want to back up. As for choosing a destination path for the backup image files, you can go to DESTINATION.
Step 3. Click on Back Up Now to start the task immediately.
How to Disable USB Selective Suspend Settings Windows 10/11?
Way 1: via Control Panel
Step 1. Type control panel in the search bar and hit Enter.
Step 2. Set the View by option to Category.
Step 3. Click on System and Security > Power Options.
Step 4. Hit Change plan settings beside your current power plan and then tap on Change advanced power settings.
Step 5. Expand USB settings > USB selective suspend settings > Double-click on Enabled beside Settings > select Disabled.
Step 6. Click on Apply & OK to save the changes.
To disable USB selective suspend settings for another power plan, you can click on the drop-down menu to select the other power plan and repeat these steps above
Way 2: via Device Manager
Step 1. Right-click on the Start icon and select Device Manager from the quick link menu.
Step 2. Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers and right-click on Generic USB Hub or USB Root Hub to select Properties.
Step 3. Under the Power Management tab, untick Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.
Step 4. Hit OK to save the setting.
Way 3: via Command Prompt
Step 1. Run Command Prompt with administrative rights.
Step 2. To disable USB selective suspend settings, copy & paste the following command and hit Enter.
powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 1
If you want to enable USB selective suspend settings, run the command below:
powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 0
Final Words
USB selective suspend settings is safe to disable and you can disable it when having problems with your USB devices. This post provides you with 3 ways to disable USB selective suspend settings, that is, using Control Panel, Device Manager, and Command Prompt.
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