Certain USB controllers stopping my PC from sleeping


imacken

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I have had this issue for a number of years, and that is that 4 game controllers - 3 from Virpil and 1 from Toal Controls - stop my PC from sleeping if they are plugged in.
It is only those 4 that do it. Others from Logitech, Thrustmaster and Microsoft are OK.
Now, for a few months recently, the issue went away. But, now it is back. I even did a clean install of W11 and without any drivers, etc. the issue was there.
over the time, I have done everything to try and understand why this is happening, but no resolution at all. So, I'm posting this thread in the vain hope that someone might have an idea on this.
 
Windows Build/Version
2623.870 but this has happened with dozens of builds

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRYX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4
    Memory
    32Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MPG321UR-QD
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
Withe the devices plugged in that prevent sleep run the following command.

Code: 
powercfg /requests

If anything is reported back, those items indicated are preventing sleep
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    System76 Lemur Pro
Yep, tried all that stuff. Nothing ever shows in that command.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRYX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4
    Memory
    32Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MPG321UR-QD
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
You may want to grab usbview from the windows sdk and see if the root hubs allow for sleep
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    System76 Lemur Pro
Have you checked the power management settings for each hub/ port in device manager?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22H2, build: 22621.521
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan 3XS Custom 1700
    CPU
    Intel i7-12700K 3.6GHz Base (5.0GHz Turbo)
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt Creator B660 D4
    Memory
    64GB DDR 3600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Tuff RTX 3080 10GB OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte G32QC 32inch 16:9 curved @2560 x 1440p 165Hz Freesync Premium Pro/ Dell SE2422H 24inch 16:9 1920 x 1080p 75Hz Freesync
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p & 1920 x 1080p
    Hard Drives
    WD SN570 1TB NVME (Boot), Samsung 870QVO 1TB (SSD), SanDisk 3D Ultra 500Gb (SSD) x2, Seagate 3Tb Expansion Desk (Ext HDD), 2x Toshiba 1Tb P300 (Ext HDD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000X Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Airflow Desktop
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H150i RGB Pro XT 360mm Liquid Cooler, 3 x 120mm fans, 1x Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    800Mbs
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
Thanks guys. The PC sleeps OK if I disconnect the devices I mentioned, so I can only assume the root hubs allow sleep.
Yes, I’ve checked all power management tabs, and they are set correctly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRYX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4
    Memory
    32Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MPG321UR-QD
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
I'm not surprised that no one has come up with anything to help solve this. What does surprise me though is that there is no diagnostic tool to tell why Windows is prevented from answering the call to sleep.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRYX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4
    Memory
    32Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MPG321UR-QD
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
I gave up on trying to determine why my PC doesn't auto-hibernate as configured in power settings. I wrote a short AutoHotkey script to make this happen, but it doesn't look at the overrides you can see with powercfg. It just uses the AHK built-in variable A_TimeIdle. I haven't tested it with sleeping, which I don't use, but I can post it if hibernation is OK or you want to try to modify it for sleep.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Thank you, but I’m afraid that won’t help me.
I said above that I never have anything showing in powercfg, but the main issue is that I have 2 backups running during the night at 2am and 6am. If my PC is put to sleep, then after the first backup, it would never return to sleep.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 12700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRYX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4
    Memory
    32Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MPG321UR-QD
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    PSU
    Corsair 850W
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