Create (Powershell) script to turn off certain Power management settings in Device Manager

I have a Dell XPS 13 (9310) and I have experienced issues with the bluetooth connection. I use a Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse, which never had any problems with other devices.

With the XPS, whenever I leave the mouse for a coupole of seconds, and try to use it again, it 'hangs/freezes' for 1/1,5 seconds before I can use it again. It seems like a common problem on XPS devices.

So, I found this fix on YouTube. And it does seem to fix my problem!

However, every time the device gets an update, this setting (Turn off the checkmark for allowing the computer to turn off the device to save energy) gets overwritten and it is being enabled again.

I want to create a (Powershell) script to disable this specific setting, so I can run this after each update. Or I would be able to run this script every time the device is booted up. The problem is that I have zero experience in coding/scripting and was hoping for someone on this forum to be able (and willing) to help me out.

Many thanks in advance!

I suggest you use NirSoft RegScanner to find out if a particular Registry entry is being changed when you manually turn off the checkmark for allowing the computer to turn off the device to save energy.
- You run the utility to allow it to make a list of the 'before' state of the Registry. It will seem like it's taking forever.
- You do your change manually.
- You run the utility again and it will identify Registry changes that have taken place. Some will be red herrings so post your results and other forum members should be able to guide you to identify the relevant entry.

When you identify & post the change to the Registry that happens then a script to set it the way you want can be provided [by many forum members].
The script can be put together in several forms such as - a .reg file, a batch file, a vbs file, a PowerShell file.
There might be a complication arising from whatever access permissions are set by Windows for the relevant Registry key but that can only be considered properly when the Registry change is known.

All the best,
Denis

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Hey @Try3 any chance you have a link to a Windows 10 version of that Tutorial list? That's a really handy spreadsheet to keep on hand.

@Jamus - is this what you are after

Jamus said:

Hey @Try3 any chance you have a link to a Windows 10 version of that Tutorial list? That's a really handy spreadsheet to keep on hand.

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See my post #3 in System BIOS - Windows 10 Help Forums
[It is not possible to post it straight here without completely re-writing it - cross-forum posting can get distorted by the differing forum software.]

I could not find your exact UserName in TenForums or I'd have posted it straight there for you.

All the best,
Denis

@jaree1961 @Try3 Thanks to both of you. I just stumbled across elevenforum.com from a Google search. I probably should have made the logical leap that tenforum exists as well, haha.

Cheers!