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USB port temporary shutdown feature in Windows 10

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USB port temporary shutdown feature in Windows 10

To say that the temporary shutdown function of the USB port in Windows 10 is something more than just natural, it's just not worth it, but everything from the fact that this option itself already appeared relatively Long ago (back in Windows 7), but just at that moment, there were few rumors about this kind of program features, and therefore most of the PC users found out about the new option only when the "dozen" appeared.

Why do I need to temporarily disable the USB port in Windows 10?

  • The original purpose of this option implies the ability to automatically configure the power plan (this is especially true for laptops), to disable several USB ports, significantly increase the battery life of the laptop. It is the disconnection of the USB ports, which allows your hardware to not consume all the energy needed to maintain 100% of the functioning of USB ports that are not currently in use.
  • Also, this option in Win 10 can be used to disconnect the USB port for a while, provided that you are trying to connect to it some device, but when you connect, you see the error.


The process of deactivating the USB port is as follows

Initially, you will have to open the "Control Panel" of your OS, for this you need to search the OS search string for the word "Control Panel" on the taskbar, then select the appropriate item. Now, find the "Power" icon and click on it to get to the corresponding section of the program.

Note that if you can not find the "Power" item, then you are most likely to have the mode displaying the categories and accordingly, you will have to click on the "Hardware and sound" item at the beginning and only after that, by the section in which You need to get.





In a new window, there is nothing to select except "Change additional power settings".



And now, the final straight line, as it is here, turns on and off USB port function in Windows 10. In order to deactivate the USB port, go the following way: first select "USB Settings" -> click on the "Temporarily disable USB port" -> select the "Forbidden" -> click on the "Ok" button.



In order to enable the USB port, you can make a similar action log described above, but only at the end, you must select "Enabled".

It should be understood that this method of saving power and disconnecting the USB port when errors occur related to its functioning is not 100% of a panacea that you will always and everywhere help, but as it were there, and in some moments of the laptop's life, this Function works on all 100%.

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