detecting-an-idle-device.md

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Detecting an Idle Device	Detecting an Idle Device	idle detection WDK power management power management WDK kernel , idle detection conserving power WDK kernel sleep power management WDK kernel asleep devices WDK power management detecting idle devices	06/16/2017

Detecting an Idle Device

The power policy owner for each device is responsible for determining when the device is idle and can be put to sleep to conserve power. The policy owner has two options for detecting an idle device:

Use Power Manager routines for idle detection

Perform device-specific idle detection