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220-1102 · Question #647

A technician needs to ensure that USB devices are not suspended by the operating system. Which of the following Control Panel utilities should the technician use to configure the setting?

The correct answer is B. Power Options. To prevent the operating system from suspending USB devices, the technician should use the Power Options utility in the Control Panel, as it contains settings for USB selective suspend.

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Question

A technician needs to ensure that USB devices are not suspended by the operating system. Which of the following Control Panel utilities should the technician use to configure the setting?

Options

  • ASystem
  • BPower Options
  • CRecovery
  • DEase of Access

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    7% (4)
  • B
    75% (43)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    14% (8)

Why each option

To prevent the operating system from suspending USB devices, the technician should use the Power Options utility in the Control Panel, as it contains settings for USB selective suspend.

ASystem

The System utility primarily provides information about the computer and access to device manager or remote settings, not power management for USB devices.

BPower OptionsCorrect

The Power Options utility in the Control Panel is where advanced power settings are configured, including specific settings for USB devices. Within the advanced power plan settings, there is an option called 'USB selective suspend setting' which controls whether the operating system can put USB devices into a low-power, suspended state, which can be disabled to prevent suspension.

CRecovery

Recovery options are used for restoring the system to a previous state or reinstalling the operating system, unrelated to USB power management.

DEase of Access

Ease of Access Center provides accessibility features for users with disabilities, not power management for hardware.

Concept tested: Power management settings for USB devices

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/usb/usb-selective-suspend

Topics

#Operating System Configuration#Control Panel#USB Devices#Power Management

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