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LMU Uncle Alfred said:
Maybe I can't find it in the settings, but I wish there was a way to prevent the Gamepad from turning on when I turn on my Wii U.

If it's impossible then there's a huge problem waiting to happen. If the Gamepad dies, then certain important aspects of the Wii U dies (settings) because Nintendo thought it was a good idea to make the Wii U settings only usable by Gamepad. :/

And that thing costs dearly..

Nintendo really is dealing with an additional headache with the warranty or servicing malfunctioned HW.  Console + gamepad are both expensive (to repair/replace) so its another hard lesson learned for Ninty this gen.