In today's post, we will explain how to configure various Power Options; you can try to improve energy efficiency, which affects the battery life and overall performance of your Windows 10 device. Let us dive.
What are the power options in Windows 10
Power Options is a setting in the Windows Control Panel, located under the Hardware and sound category, which allows the user to adjust his power plan and his power settings on his computer. In a nutshell, these handy options allow you to configure and take advantage of the proper performance and battery balance on your computer. By tweaking them, you can promote performance over the life of the battery and vice versa. In addition, they allow you to switch between power modes, choose the type of lid closure, press the power button, respond to a critical battery level, and more.
Configure hidden power options in Windows 10
The power options we will configure are as follows:
- Threshold for decreasing processor performance
- Threshold for increasing processor performance
- Allow the absent mode strategy
- When sharing media
- Allow the strategy required by the system
- Allow sleep with remote openings
- Unattended system timeout
- USB 3 Link Power Management
- Selective suspension delay of the concentrator
- Allow the display of the required strategy
- Close action of the lid
- Open lid
- AHCI Link Power Management – Adaptive
- Hard drive bursts out ignoring time
- AHCI Link Food Management – HIPM / DIPM
- Video playback quality bias
- When playing a video
- Wireless adapter settings
- Network connectivity on standby
- Adaptive backlight
- Inactivity time of NV SEC SEC
- Display dimness attenuated.
To access the power plan power options that you want to configure, right-click the battery icon in the notification area of the taskbar, select Power Options, in the window that appears, click Edit plan settings for this diet plan and then click on Change advanced power settings.
Let's see now how to add or remove these power options in Windows 10.
1) Threshold for decreasing processor performance
the Threshold for decreasing processor performance This setting in Power Options allows users to specify the lower occupancy threshold to be reached before decreasing CPU performance (in percent).
You must be logged in as an administrator to add or remove this setting in the Power Options.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 12a0ab44-fe28-4fa9-b3bd-4b64f44960a6 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 12a0ab44-fe28-4fa9-b3bd-4b64f44960a6 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your device.
2) Threshold for increasing processor performance
the Threshold for increasing processor performance This setting in Power Options allows users to specify the lower occupancy threshold to be reached before increasing CPU performance (in percent).
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 06cadf0e-64ed-448a-8927-ce7bf90eb35d -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 06cadf0e-64ed-448a-8927-ce7bf90eb35d +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your device.
3) Allow the absence mode strategy
Absence mode does the following when summoned:
- Stop the video signal on the port.
- Cut the sound of the whole system.
- Blocks the HID and PS / 2 input devices.
- Put the processor in "adaptive" mode, which can save energy depending on the activity.
- Notifies the kernel mode and user mode components of the transition.
- Notify the BIOS via an ACPI control method of the transition.
- Wakes up when flash devices (USB FOB, Flash card) are inserted.
- Wakes up when an optical disc is inserted into the drive.
The intention here is to provide the machine with a "user not present" state so that you can leave, knowing that your recording will occur (or not be interrupted) without harassing the user with a screen, a sound, etc. It is not intended to be a state of food management.
the Allow absence mode The Power Options policy setting allows users to specify whether or not the absence mode should be enabled on your computer.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP 25DFA149-5DD1-4736-B5AB-E8A37B5B8187 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP 25DFA149-5DD1-4736-B5AB-E8A37B5B8187 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your device.
4) When sharing media
the When sharing media The configuration under Multimedia Settings in Power Options allows users to specify the action of your computer when a device or computer reads a media from your computer.
Users can specify the following actions below:
- Allow the computer to sleep = Devices and computers will not be able to play media from your computer while it is sleeping.
- Prevent idling to sleep = Devices and computers will be able to play media files from your computer unless you put them to sleep.
- Allow the computer to enter the absence mode = Devices and computers will be able to play media files from your computer in Away mode.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 03680956-93BC-4294-BBA6-4E0F09BB717F -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 03680956-93BC-4294-BBA6-4E0F09BB717F +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your computer.
5) Allow the strategy required by the system
the Allow the strategy required by the system The Power Options setting allows users to specify yes (default) or not to allow programs to prevent the computer from going into sleep automatically.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP A4B195F5-8225-47D8-8012-9D41369786E2 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP A4B195F5-8225-47D8-8012-9D41369786E2 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your computer.
6) Allow sleep with remote opener
the Allow sleep with remote openings The power setting configures the network file system to prevent the computer from automatically entering sleep mode when the files on the remote network are open. This may allow your computer to go to sleep when files opened remotely have not been written.
The Allow Rest With Remote Openings option is disabled and can not be changed in the default power options on Windows.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP d4c1d4c8-d5cc-43d3-b83e-fc51215cb04d +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your computer.
7) Unattended system waiting time
the Unattended system timeout Power setting is the time of inactivity before the system returns to a low energy sleep state after an unattended wakeup.
Unattended system timeout is set to two minutes and can not be changed in the default power options on Windows.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP 7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_SLEEP 7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Quit the command prompt and restart your computer.
8) USB 3 Link Power Management
the USB 3 Link Power Management The Power Options setting allows users to specify the power management policy to use for USB 3 links when they are idle.
Users can specify one of the following strategies:
- Of = Do not activate the states U1 U2.
- Minimal energy saving = Enable U1 U2 states, but choose conservative timeout values to maximize performance.
- Moderate energy saving = Enable U1 U2 states and choose optimal delay values to balance power and performance.
- Maximum energy saving = Enable U1 U2 states and choose aggressive attack delay values to optimize.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 d4e98f31-5ffe-4ce1-be31-1b38b384c009 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 d4e98f31-5ffe-4ce1-be31-1b38b384c009 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
9) Selective suspend time of the USB hub
the Selective suspend time of the USB hub The Power Options setting allows users to specify the inactivity timeout in milliseconds for all USB hubs.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 0853a681-27c8-4100-a2fd-82013e970683 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 0853a681-27c8-4100-a2fd-82013e970683 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
10) Allow required political display
the Allow the display of the required strategy The Power Options setting allows users to specify whether Windows allows applications to temporarily prevent the display from automatically dimming or turning off to save power.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO A9CEB8DA-CD46-44FB-A98B-02AF69DE4623 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO A9CEB8DA-CD46-44FB-A98B-02AF69DE4623 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
11) Close action of the lid
the Close action of the lid The Power Options setting allows users to specify the action to be taken by default when the lid of the laptop (system) is closed.
Users can specify one of the following actions to perform:
- Do not do anything
- To sleep
- Hibernate
- To close
This will not affect the When I close the lid implementation Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do (The system settings).
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 5ca83367-6e45-459f-a27b-476b1d01c936 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 5ca83367-6e45-459f-a27b-476b1d01c936 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
12) Open lid
the Open lid The setting (if supported) in Power Options allows users to specify the action to be taken by default when the lid of the laptop (system) is open.
Users can specify one of the following actions to perform:
- Do not do anything
- Turn on the screen
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 99ff10e7-23b1-4c07-a9d1-5c3206d741b4 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_BUTTONS 99ff10e7-23b1-4c07-a9d1-5c3206d741b4 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
13) AHCI Link Power Management – Adaptive
the AHCI Link Power Management – Adaptive parameter in Power Options specifies the period of inactivity of the AHCI link in milliseconds before the link goes dormant when the power management initiated by the Host (HIPM) or Device – Initiated Power Management (DIPM) is enabled.
By default, AHCI Link Power Management – Adaptive is set to 0 (Use only partial state).
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK dab60367-53fe-4fbc-825e-521d069d2456 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK dab60367-53fe-4fbc-825e-521d069d2456 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
14) The hard drive bursts ignoring the time
The Disable Hard Disk option after setting in Power Options allows users to turn off the hard drives after detecting a specified idle time.
Turning off your hard drives automatically can help you save power and extend the battery life of a PC.
Some Windows systems may have very small amounts (bursts) of disk activity, separated by relatively long periods of disk idle time. This trend of disk activity has an impact on the system's energy savings as the drive is powered up periodically. The disk then remains in the boot state for at least the idle time of the disk, even if the amount of disk activity causing the disk rotation is very small. .
the Hard drive bursts out ignoring time The Power Options setting allows users to skip this burst of disk activity until a specified time when the Disable Hard Disk After setting determines whether a hard disk is idle. By default, the hard disk's ignorance duration is set to 0 (do not ignore the disk burst activity).
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 80e3c60e-bb94-4ad8-bbe0-0d3195efc663 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 80e3c60e-bb94-4ad8-bbe0-0d3195efc663 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
15) AHCI Link Food Management – HIPM / DIPM
the AHCI Link Food Management – HIPM / DIPM The Power Options setting allows users to configure link power management mode for disks and storage devices connected to the system through an AHCI interface. AHCI Link Power Management is a technique in which the AHCI SATA controller places the SATA link on the internal hard drive and the SSD drive in very low power mode.
You can use the following settings:
- active = Neither HIPM nor DIPM allowed. The link feed management is not used.
- HIPM = HIPM (Energy Management of Host-initiated links) only is allowed
- HIPM + DIPM = HIPM and DIPM are allowed
- DIPM = Only Device Enabled Power Management (DIPM) is allowed
- The lowest = HIPM, DIPM, and DEVSLP (if DEVSLP is supported by the storage device) are allowed.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 0b2d69d7-a2a1-449c-9680-f91c70521c60 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 0b2d69d7-a2a1-449c-9680-f91c70521c60 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
16) Video playback quality bias
the Video playback quality bias put under Multimedia settings in Power Options allows users to specify the strategy to bias video playback quality.
Users can specify the following strategies below:
- Bias of energy saving during video playback = The quality of the video playback would be influenced by the life of the battery.
- Video playback performance bias = The quality of video playback would be performance oriented.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 10778347-1370-4ee0-8bbd-33bdacaade49 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 10778347-1370-4ee0-8bbd-33bdacaade49 +ATTRIB_HID
Restart your Windows computer.
17) When playing a video
the When playing a video put under Multimedia settings Power Options allows users to specify how to optimize the power consumption used by your computer's video playback pipeline.
Users can specify the following modes below:
- Optimize video quality = Gives the optimal video quality during playback.
- Balanced = A balance between video quality and energy saving.
- Optimize energy savings = Provides optimal energy savings during playback.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 34C7B99F-9A6D-4b3c-8DC7-B6693B78CEF4 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 34C7B99F-9A6D-4b3c-8DC7-B6693B78CEF4 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
18) Wireless adapter settings
The Power Save Mode setting under Wireless adapter settings Power Options allows you to control the power saving mode of wireless adapters.
The strength and performance of your wireless network decreases as you increase energy savings, but the life of your battery increases.
You can choose from four energy saving modes:
- Maximum performance = Get maximum wireless performance and no energy savings.
- Low energy saving = Achieve minimal energy savings.
- Average energy saving = Balance between performance and energy savings based on network traffic.
- Maximum energy saving = Achieve maximum energy savings.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
19) Network Connectivity Standby
the Network connectivity on standby This setting in Power Options allows users to specify whether to enable (default), disable or disable the monitor shutdown, to close the status of the idle network connection.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes F15576E8-98B7-4186-B944-EAFA664402D9 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes F15576E8-98B7-4186-B944-EAFA664402D9 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
20) Adaptive backlight
the Adaptive backlight The Power Options setting allows users to specify how to optimize the color and backlight of the screen to extend the battery life without affecting the brightness of the image.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO aded5e82-b909-4619-9949-f5d71dac0bcc -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO aded5e82-b909-4619-9949-f5d71dac0bcc +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
21) Idle time NVMe SEC
In the Windows 10 Creators 1703 (version 15063) and later update version, the Inactivity time of NV SEC SEC setting in the feed options allows users NVMe the devices turn off after detecting a specified idle period in milliseconds.
By default, SEC NVMe idle time is set to 100 milliseconds on battery and 200 milliseconds are connected.
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Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 6b013a00-f775-4d61-9036-a62f7e7a6a5b -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 6b013a00-f775-4d61-9036-a62f7e7a6a5b +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your Windows computer.
22) dimmed display brightness
the Brightness of the attenuated display The Power Options setting allows users to specify the percent brightness level when your display is dimmed after the display fades after an idle timeout. This setting applies only to laptops (such as laptops or tablets) that support Windows control of the brightness level of an integrated display device.
Open a command prompt with elevated privileges and run the following command:
Add: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO f1fbfde2-a960-4165-9f88-50667911ce96 -ATTRIB_HIDE
Remove: Copy and paste the following text and press Enter:
- powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO f1fbfde2-a960-4165-9f88-50667911ce96 +ATTRIB_HIDE
Restart your computer.
I hope that these configurations will be useful to you.