How to prevent secondary drive from starting once in sleep mode.


  1. davpet27
    Posts : 13
    Windows 10
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    How to prevent secondary drive from starting once in sleep mode.


    Hi All.

    Appreciative that I can post my question. Win Version No: 18362.388

    I have a primary drive (Win 10) and a secondary drive (Win 7). My primary drive is my default drive and system that I run. Secondary drive is only there for when I need Win 7.

    Every nine and again when using my primary drive I hear my secondary drive start up from sleep mode that it has entered into. I am not accessing any files from my secondary drive when running my primary drive.

    How can I prevent my secondary drive from randomly starting like this once it has entered sleep mode after system startup to primary drive.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    With thanks
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  3. Berton
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    Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint
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    Win10 likes to enumerate any attached drives when it wants. I'd look at the Power Options to check when a drive can be turned off, set for the same or shortly after Sleep starts.
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