System Change Name of Power Plan in Windows 11


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A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme.

Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power scheme.

Windows 11 includes the following power plans by default:
  • Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people. Allows you to change your Power Mode.
  • Power saver = Saves power by reducing PC performance and screen brightness. If you're using a laptop, this plan can help you get the most from a single battery charge.
  • High performance = Maximizes screen brightness and might increase PC performance. This plan uses a lot more energy, so your laptop battery won't last as long between charges.
  • Ultimate Performance = Only available in the Windows 11 Pro for Workstations edition by default. Provides ultimate performance on higher end PCs. It builds on the current High-Performance policy, and goes a step further to eliminate micro-latencies associated with fine grained power management techniques. As the power scheme is geared towards reducing micro-latencies it may directly impact hardware; and consume more power than the default balanced plan. The Ultimate Performance power policy is currently not available on battery powered systems.
  • Custom = These are custom power plans created by a user on the PC and/or included by your PC manufacturer (OEM).
This tutorial will show you how to rename a power plan in Windows 10 and Windows 11.


EXAMPLE: Power plans

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Here's How:

1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste powercfg /L into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. This will give you a list of all existing power plans on the PC along with the GUID for each plan. (see screenshot below step 3)

3 Make note of the GUID (ex: "c8970121-d682-48e6-add3-80116962528f") for the power plan (ex: "My Custom Plan 1") you want to rename. (see screenshot below)

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4 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

powercfg -changename GUID "New name"

Substitute GUID in the command above with the actual GUID (ex: "c8970121-d682-48e6-add3-80116962528f") from step 3.

Substitute New name in the command above with the actual new name (ex: "Custom") you want to rename the power plan with.

For example: powercfg -changename c8970121-d682-48e6-add3-80116962528f "Custom"


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5 You can now close Windows Terminal if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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