Left click on Start then Settings. You can also type "Settings" in the Search bar. The Settings window displays.

On the left hand side, click on System. Then on the right hand side click on Power & battery.

Click on Power Mode and change the mode for Plugged in and On battery to Best Performance.

Click Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts. Change each option for Plugged in and On Battery to Never.

Click Lid, power & sleep button controls. Change each option for Plugged in and On Battery to Never.

Open CATalyst and click Help, Open Device Manager. The Device Manager dialog box will appear.

Click the arrow next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers. The category will expand showing multiple USB devices.

Find a device that says USB Root Hub. You may have multiple instances of USB Root Hub as well as instances of USB Root Hub (USB 3.0) and USB Root Hub (USB 2.0). Double click on the first instance.

The USB Root Hub Properties dialog box displays. Click the Power Management tab. Then uncheck the box next to Allow the computer to turn of this device to save power. Then click OK.

Repeat Step 4 for each USB Root Hub, including the USB Root Hub (USB 3.0) and USB Root Hub (USB 2.0) devices, in Device Manager. Once finished, you can close Device Manager.