[Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Tina, I'm still running Win7, and I know there are differences, but I 
decided to try something to see if I could change the power management 
outcome.  I have an external USB 3 WD MyBook that holds all of my photo 
files, and it has been going to sleep after some period of idleness.  It 
now appears to be staying up and ready.

Here is what I did:

Open the Control Panel

Click on Power Options

If Power Options is set to "Balanced", change to "High Performance"

Under High Performance, change "Put computer to sleep" to "Never"

Under USB settings, turn off "Selective Suspend Setting"

             This setting now shows "Disabled"

Save Changes

Restart Computer

I am going to monitor this for a while to see if I see any side effects, 
but, so far, it looks good.  As I said earlier, it may not work with Win10.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/28/2016 12:07 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> I downloaded that a few weeks ago but it doesn't work either :-(
>
> It's supposed to keep nudging the hard drive to keep it awake, but mine go
> to sleep anyway!
>
> The built-in drives are fine and three external hard drives and my Jobo
> stay on all the time.  The 12 drives that I have in 3 ProBox external cases
> are the ones that go to sleep. I've tried changing the USB ports and moving
> them around but nothing works.  If I'm working with one particular drive,
> all of the ones connected in the same box with it stay awake until I quit
> working on it for two minutes.  Then they all go to sleep.  I have to keep
> jumping up and turning them back on.  Whatever program I'm working on can't
> find the files and it screws everything up.
>
> Tina
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm.  Thought that would work, but maybe that only works for built in
>> drives.  You might try this freeware software:
>>
>> http://nosleephd.codeplex.com/
>>
>> See if that solves your problem as it will work with all drives, including
>> external.
>>
>>
>> Curious if your built in drive goes to sleep with your current settings, 
>> or
>> is it only your externals?
>>
>>
>> Aram
>>
>>
>>
>> Aram Langhans
>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
>> & Unemployed photographer
>>
>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself
>> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tina Manley
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:25 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance
>>
>> Yes, that was one of the fixes suggested by the Windows forums, but it
>> doesn't work.  I've tried setting it to never turn off and all various
>> times but nothing works.  Mine is My Custom Plan instead of Balanced and
>> right now I have it set to never turn off - still does, though.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:21 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Try going into Control Panel > Power Options
>>>
>>> You are probably on 'Balanced'?
>>>
>>> Click on 'Change plan settings"
>>>
>>> Then "Changed advanced power settings"
>>>
>>> On my test machine it is set to turn off Hard disk after 20
>> minutes.......
>>> john
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>> I am past the allowed time to switch back to Windows 7 easily.  I could
>>> download it and reinstall it, but that would mean reinstalling all of my
>>> programs.  The thought of that makes me very tired :-(
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr>
>> wrote:
>>>> Don't use Windows 10?
>>>>
>>>> ;-) john
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Tina Manley
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 5:08 p.m.
>>>> To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; Olympus
>>>> Camera Discussion
>>>> Subject: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance
>>>>
>>>> PESO:
>>>>
>>>> I am having a terrible problem with Windows 10.  All of my hard drives
>>>> go to sleep after less than 5 minutes if I am not accessing them
>>> constantly.
>>>> Since I have 12 external drives set up with all of my photos on them,
>>>> this is an extreme annoyance.
>>>>
>>>> I have read all of the supposed fixes proposed on all of the Windows
>>>> sites and forums and none of them work.
>>>>
>>>> Do any of the geniuses here have any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
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