How to disable USB ports

I recently swapped out my motherboard—it was hard as a rock

But now I'm running into this peculiar little hiccup where all my USB peripherals stay fully powered up even after I shut down the PC. My mouse stays lit, the speakers have this constant low hum... it's quite strange, isn't it?
The big question is: is there any way at all to actually kill the power to those USB ports once the computer is off? It really grinds my gears when I see my optical mouse glowing away like a neon sign in a dark room!

For the time being, my "solution" is just flicking the switch on my power strip whenever I remember—though that's hardly a permanent fix! Is there some way to handle this through the settings, maybe deep in the BIOS or something similar?

It looks like you're still getting power even after you shut down the computer. You might want to check your BIOS settings—I can't remember the exact name since every motherboard manufacturer uses different terminology—but try looking under the "Power" or "USB" sections.

Larry Ortiz5 said:It seems like you're still getting voltage even after you shut down the computer, so I'd suggest checking your BIOS settings. I can't recall the exact terminology since every motherboard manufacturer uses their own specific naming conventions, but you might want to look under the power or USB sections.

In my experience, it’s pretty common for about half of the ports to stay powered up while the machine is off, which is actually quite handy if you want to charge your phone or other gadgets without turning the whole system on. Depending on your build, this setting might be tucked away in the BIOS, or perhaps it's managed through some drivers. Maybe try plugging your device into a different port to see if the behavior changes? You could also potentially tweak things through the Windows power management settings.

Here is the link you requested. Go ahead and grab this free utility:

https://usb-drive-disabler.en.softonic.com/

Back in the day with old motherboards, you had to mess with a physical jumper for +5V SB, but with newer boards, it’s usually just a setting tucked away in the BIOS... check your manual for the +5V SB option.
I always keep mine enabled because I need to charge my smartphone even when the PC is powered down.
And honestly, having a little LED glowing on my mouse at night doesn't bother my sleep one bit. 😁

So, I’m using this wireless mouse, and it’s got that annoying feature where it just goes to sleep whenever I stop moving it—supposedly to save battery life... Honestly, if you’re looking to pick one up, just grab one that comes with a built-in Micro-USB port so you can top it off easily. For me, a single charge lasts about two weeks 😉

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Drew Ramos77 said:Here is the link—go ahead and grab this free software:

https://usb-drive-disabler.en.softonic.com/

Actually, this program doesn't really solve my issue at all! I gave it a shot, but 🙂

I can't seem to get this thing sorted out—even after digging through the BIOS settings!

analogwalker2 said:I can't seem to get this sorted out even through the BIOS settings.

You’ll need to head into the registry editor—run regedit... find the USB folder and try changing the value from 3 to 4, or something along those lines.

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