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Thread ID: 145604 2017-12-14 21:49:00 What would cause a USB wifi adapter's LED to stay on, when the computer is off? Speedy Gonzales (78) PC World Chat
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1443408 2017-12-14 21:49:00 Just noticed the other day, if I turn this computer off the LED on this wifi adapter stays on. (If it's plugged into the front USB 3 port).

Strange thing is, this only started happening 2-3 days ago. Before then, it was always off? If I plug it into a back USB 3 port, the LED doesnt stay on

And I'm pretty sure the other 2 computers (they've got the same adapter). The LED has never stayed on, when they're off

Thought it may have been a windows update that did something but as above one of the other 2 computers (It's got Win10 on it too) like this one, the LED doesn't stay on
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1443409 2017-12-14 22:11:00 Some USB ports can still supply power to USB ports when PC is off

Its not that unusual now. My home PC does that .
You may have had a setting or driver change that turned this function by default.
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