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Disable Power Management Settings in Windows


It can sometimes be necessary to turn off the power settings on the computer.
This helps if an external drive is:

  • Disconnecting randomly.
  • Going to sleep.
  • Taking too long to spin up.


  1. Press the Windows Key.
    Type Control Panel.
    Press Enter.

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  2. Click Hardware and Sound.

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  3. Click Power Options.

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  4. Click Create a Power Plan.

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  5. Select High Performance.
    Give the power plan a name.
    Click Next.

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  6. Set Turn off the display to 15 minutes.
    Set Put the computer to sleep to never.
    Click Create.

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  7. Click Change plan settings for the plan just created.

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  8. Click Change advanced power settings.

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  9. Click the + next to Hard disk.
    Change the time listed under Turn off hard disk after to Never.
    Click the + next to Sleep.
    Change the time listed under Hibernate after to Never.

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  10. Click Apply,
    Click OK.
    Close all windows.

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Answer ID 4218
Published 08/20/2018 12:36 AM
Updated 01/09/2024 11:12 AM

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