This issue can affect both USB and BT ports, which is why troubleshooting often seems to have random results. This power scheme made sense years ago, when it was important to squeeze out every watt. you moved your mouse), or you may need to unplug/plug your peripheral device, or the port may not come alive at all (the source of complaints about dead ports).

At best, you will experience a lag while the affected port is re-activated (e.g. To reduce energy consumption, Windows has a default configuration of turning off ports that it perceives as being idle. I resolved my MSFS freeze issues by changing a setting that has plagued Windows for many years: power management of ports.