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This tutorial will show you how to restore the built-in Balanced, High performance, Power saver, and/or Ultimate Performance power plans if missing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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 10/11 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 10/11 Pro for Workstations edition by default, but can be added to any edition. 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 by default.

Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will usually only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans.




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EXAMPLE: Power Plans

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Option One

Restore "Balanced" Power Plan


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

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Balanced" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Balanced" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Balanced.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Balanced.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Balanced.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the Balanced.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Balanced.pow" 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Two

Restore "High performance" Power Plan


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

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "High performance" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "High performance" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the High_performance.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the High_performance.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the High performance.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the High performance.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\High performance.pow" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Three

Restore "Power saver" Power Plan


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

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Power saver" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Power saver" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Power_saver.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Power_saver.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Power saver.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the Power saver.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Power saver.pow" a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Four

Restore "Ultimate Performance" Power Plan


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

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Ultimate Performance" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Ultimate Performance" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Ultimate_Performance.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Ultimate_Performance.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Ultimate Performance.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the Ultimate Performance.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Ultimate Performance.pow" e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Five

Reset and Restore All Default Power Plans


This option will delete all custom power plans, restore all default power plans, and reset the settings for all built-in power plans to default.


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

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

powercfg -restoredefaultschemes​

3 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

powercfg_restoredefaultschemes.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


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I don't get it.
"Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans."
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abactuon said:
I don't get it.
"Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans."
But
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Usually, Modern Standby devices will only have the "Balanced" plan by default.
 

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Hi Shawn, I get why the balanced plan failed to import but not the Ultimate Plan :confused:

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Hi Shawn, I get why the balanced plan failed to import but not the Ultimate Plan :confused:
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Hello Richard, :-)

The error message you got indicates the GUID for the power plan you are trying to import already exists.

Normally, the "Ultimate Performance" power plan is only available in the "Pro for Workstations" editions.
 

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That's OK, actually I was wanting to delete the balanced plan and then restore it so I would have the default settings again. Will that work?

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Hemimax said:
That's OK, actually I was wanting to delete the balanced plan and then restore it so I would have the default settings again. Will that work?
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Actually, you can just use an option below to restore the default settings for a specific or all power plans instead.

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Reset and Restore Power Plan Settings to Default in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset and restore specific or all power plan settings to default for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. 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...
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Cool, Thank you!
 

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Hey guuuz
I just found this topic on google search that some ppl looking for power plans mising high performance or power saver..
Well we know it used to be in power plans classig conrol panel settings...
Well, guyz, this is now Win 11 you should not look in ''old skool classing'' control panel power settings but in new-ish settings using ''gear icon'' where are all settings - system, you have there display settings, sound, notifications etc..
And of course u have there power and battery and there you have simply all power modes and I have even win 11 home ..
Simple 😉😜

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I have been having problems with Windows not going into Sleep mode so
I tried this process; however the power plans change GUI ID serial number.
Only the balanced one remains the same.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
iR
 

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iRobit said:
I have been having problems with Windows not going into Sleep mode so
I tried this process; however the power plans change GUI ID serial number.
Only the balanced one remains the same.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
iR
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Hello iR, and welcome. :alien:

If your device supports Modern Standby, it will usually only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans.

If this is the case, it would explain why the power plan GUIDs are not the same if they are considered custom power plans.
 

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Hello Brink.
Thanks for the guide.
At first I hadn't noticed the difference between Power Plan and Power Mode, so I thought that my system was flawed because it showed three options in the System Setting under Power & Battery, but only one option (Balanced) in the Power Options of Control Panel.

So I tried your guide and by downloading the zip files I noticed that with the exception of the Ultimate Performance, I could install and activate the Power Saver and High Performance ones.

But there still was a weird thing: I could only have ONE of them showing up besides Balanced, and precisely the last one that I activated.
So, if I activate Power Saver, I would have Balanced and Power Saver in the Power Option.
If I activate High Performance, I would have that one plus Balanced.

At that point I realized what you explain about S0, and I determined that my system is S0.
So now I wonder, why can I install and activate other plans if my system theoretically should only support Balanced?
And why only either Power Saver or High Performance show up instead of both?

I also tried restoring with powercfg -restoredefaultschemes, and then I tried activating Power Saver and High Performance, and they still appeared (again, either or, not both). Which surprised me, because I would have thought that by using powercfg -restoredefaultschemes the additional plans that I had (supposedly? I guess?) installed only thanks to your zips, would have disappeared.

So, what's happening there?

And btw, can you explain what would be the advantage of having the plan Balanced with the Best Power Efficiency mode, or having the plan Power Saver?

Thanks!
 

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Hello Brink.
Thanks for the guide.
At first I hadn't noticed the difference between Power Plan and Power Mode, so I thought that my system was flawed because it showed three options in the System Setting under Power & Battery, but only one option (Balanced) in the Power Options of Control Panel.

So I tried your guide and by downloading the zip files I noticed that with the exception of the Ultimate Performance, I could install and activate the Power Saver and High Performance ones.

But there still was a weird thing: I could only have ONE of them showing up besides Balanced, and precisely the last one that I activated.
So, if I activate Power Saver, I would have Balanced and Power Saver in the Power Option.
If I activate High Performance, I would have that one plus Balanced.

At that point I realized what you explain about S0, and I determined that my system is S0.
So now I wonder, why can I install and activate other plans if my system theoretically should only support Balanced?
And why only either Power Saver or High Performance show up instead of both?

I also tried restoring with powercfg -restoredefaultschemes, and then I tried activating Power Saver and High Performance, and they still appeared (again, either or, not both). Which surprised me, because I would have thought that by using powercfg -restoredefaultschemes the additional plans that I had (supposedly? I guess?) installed only thanks to your zips, would have disappeared.

So, what's happening there?

And btw, can you explain what would be the advantage of having the plan Balanced with the Best Power Efficiency mode, or having the plan Power Saver?

Thanks!
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Hello, and welcome. :alien:

Usually, you would only have the "Balanced" power plan available when your system supports Modern Standby, but some OEM devices may also have a custom power plan of their own added. The power plan you added could be acting as a custom plan somehow since those are usually the only ones you can add with Modern Standby.

"Balanced" power plan with "Best Power Efficiency" mode may give you a bit more power savings than just the "Power Saver" power plan alone due to default settings, but they are basically the same.
 

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Brink said:
some OEM devices may also have a custom power plan of their own added. The power plan you added could be acting as a custom plan somehow since those are usually the only ones you can add with Modern Standby.
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Hmmm, but it has the same name and GUID of the normal plan with that name. Is that even possible?
 

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hello I have added power plan via files and it says successful but when I go to power plan it doesn't show and doesn't show under powercfg list
Any ideas?
 

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hello I have added power plan via files and it says successful but when I go to power plan it doesn't show and doesn't show under powercfg list
Any ideas?
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Hello, and welcome. :alien:

Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will usually only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans.

 

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I use Control Panel...Power options to fettle the options

Even easier is this power plan generator. It says W10 but works equally well on W11.

You select the options you want and it generates a batch file. When you execute the file it creates a plan for you.

Windows Answer File Generator

Below are basic settings that can be configured during and after installation. What you type will automatically be updated in the Output area.
www.windowsafg.com www.windowsafg.com

Just select the plan you wish to cutomize first - high power, balanced or power saver.
 

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Brink said:
Hello, and welcome. :alien:

Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will usually only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans.

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Thank you. Yeah I only have balanced and does appear to be modern stand by. Hope the battery lasts more than 4 hours! They seem to really lock things down now
 

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