This power supply is not capable of supplying, Power to peripherals will be restricted

Raspberry Pi 5 8GB with NVMe hat + 128GB NVMe module
Original Power Supply for RPi5 (EU)

Issue:
When the desktop loads, the following message appears: “This power supply is not capable of supplying sufficient power. Power to peripherals will be restricted.”

Solution:

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the firmware directory:

cd ../../boot/firmware

2. Open the configuration file with nano (a text editor):

sudo nano config.txt

3. Add the following line at the end of the file, after “[all]”:

...

[all]
usb_max_current_enable=1

4. Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, then exit by pressing Ctrl + X.

5. Safely shutdown the Raspberry Pi:

shutdown now

6. Disconnect the power supply for a few seconds.

7. Reconnect the power supply. Upon reboot, the power supply message should no longer appear.

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