Change Power, Sleep, Shutdown Settings : Power Options

Power Options Allows you to edit and change battery settings, what power button does, sleep, shut down, and hibernate settings to improve your computer’s performance. You can select an existing best performance power plan or create a new customized plan with Power Mode.

How to find Power options on a Desktop?

To find it on your Windows device, Follow the steps:

1. Press the Windows + X keys.
2. Select the Power options.

How to access Power Options from the Start Menu?

To access the power option, follow the instructions:

1. Click on the Start menu.
2. Type Power options.
3. Select the Power & Sleep option.
4. Adjust the Power settings.

You will now see three power plans here, Balanced, High Performance, and Power Saver.

How to access Power Options from the Control Panel?

To access the power option from the control panel, follow the steps:

1. Press Windows+R Key and Type “control” Press enter
2. Select “System and Security“.
3. Select the Power options.

How to access Power Options by running a command?

To open the power option, run a command, and follow the steps:

1. Press the Windows and R keys simultaneously.
2. Enter this command: powercfg.cpl.
3. Hit the Enter Key.

How to Edit and Change Power Options?

Change Battery Settings

• Press Windows+R Key and Type “Control” and Press Enter
• Select “System and Security“
• In Power Options Select “Change Battery Settings“
• Select Create a Plan, Enter You Plan name and Click “Next“
• Select Turn off display time and computer sleep time and hit create.

Change What Power Button Does

• Press Windows+R Key and Type “Control” and Press Enter
• Select “System and Security” and Select “Change What Power Button Do” under Power Options
• Change action you want for “When I Press the Power Button“, “When I Press the Sleep Button” and “When I Close the lid” while computer is “On Battery” and “Plugged in“.
• Drop Down Will provide Actions – Sleep , Hibernate and Shut Down for Each Settings.

Change when computer sleeps

• Press Windows+R Key and Type “Control” and Press Enter
• Select “System and Security” and Select “Change When the computer sleeps” under Power Options
• Select the Time of “Turn off the display” and “Put computer on sleep” while computer is “on Battery” or “Plugged in”.

For Better performance, you can change advanced power settings

Default Best Power Plan in Power options

There are three best power plans or which can be selected as per requirement and increase power efficiency and performance of computer device.

• Balanced: Conserve power and improve the speed or performance of the device.
• High Performance: Gives maximum performance access to your device.
• Best Power Saver: The user can reduce the usage of power to increase the performance of the battery.
• Change Power Plan : Start>Settings>Power & Battery>Select Power Mode.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)