A way to "power on" USB device that was previously turned off to save power?

I have some USB devices connected to a powered USB hub (monitor) that I regularly need access to, connected to the dock on my work laptop. If I'm away from the computer, Windows will eventually decide that it needs to turn off the hub to save power. When I return and try to access those devices, they never come back. Even if they are powered on and plugged in, Windows doesn't recognize them being connected. I have to reconnect everything (the hub and the devices) or more reliably restart the computer. And this happens daily (usually when I leave for lunch). I don't want this to happen, so I've

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