Friday 9 October 2020

Windows 10 Stop USB power when shut down. Enable Sleep & Network connection while in sleep.

Issue: Power to USB port stays on while shut down.
Solution:

1. Open Control Panel
2. Power Options
3. Choose What Power Buttons Do
4. Activate Settings Currentlly Unavailable
5. Shutdown Settings
6. Disable Activate Fast Start

Issue: Sleep does not appear in Shut Down Menu
Solution:

1. For windows 10 Pro (and home if GP installed)
2. press Win key
3. Type: gpedit.msc
4. Press return
5. Group Policy Editor opens
6. Click Computer Configuration
7. click Administrative Templates
8. click Windows Components
9. Click File Explorer
10.Click power options menu
11.Double-click Show sleep
12.Select Enabled
13.Click OK

You may also need to enable sleep in power options:

1. Control Panel
2. Power options
3. Choose what the power buttons do
4. Change settings that are currently unavailable
5. Enable: Sleep
6. Save Changes

To keep network alive during sleep:

1. open regedit
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
3. Set CsEnabled to 1



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