Disable "Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power" for all laptops using Intune

Question

Hello,

I want to disable the setting "Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power," located in the Power Management tab of the properties of all devices under the Universal Serial Bus controller inside Device Manager. Ideally, I'd like to accomplish this using an intune configuration profile. So far, I have not located the correct settings inside the configuration settings catalog. I suspect it is Power Management related. Using a script to manually disable by editing the registry seems possible. While I'm not opposed to that option, it is my second choice. I'd be happy with anyone who can assist with either method.

Answer 1

Hello Jonathan

Here is script what i was using before on our end

Test see if that can helps you

#Disable PowerSave for Network Devices. #enumerate Network Class keys, the subkeys contain all network adapters, both virtual/software and physical devices $KeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" $SubKeys = get-childitem -name -path "HKLM:$KeyPath" -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue" -Exclude "Properties" Foreach ($SubKey in $SubKeys) { $NetworkCardSettings = Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:$KeyPath$SubKey" If ($NetworkCardSettings.ComponentId -and $NetworkCardSettings.ComponentId.StartsWith("pci")) { $PnPCapabilities = $NetworkCardSettings.PnPCapabilities -bOR "24" Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:$KeyPath$SubKey" -name "pnpCapabilities" -value $PnPCapabilities -Type "DWORD" } }

Answer 2

@Jonathan Martin, Thanks for posting in Q&A. After checking, I find currently there's no built-in configuration policy to set "Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power" in Intune. You can feedback in the following link to see if we can get this feature in the future.

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/ef1d6d38-fd1b-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472

I notice it has registry key to change the setting. I think PowerShell script is an option for you.

Thanks for your understanding.

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