System Review and Apply Energy Recommendations in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to review and apply energy recommendations for your account in Windows 11.

Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, Windows now provides Energy Recommendations in Settings.

You can review and apply these recommendations to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint.

Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft added 2 additional energy recommendations for turning on dark mode and adjusting refresh rate to conserve energy.

Microsoft rolled out new energy recommendation for turning off HDR to conserve energy on PCs with HDR displays.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9577 (Experimental 26H2), Windows Insiders will now see Energy Recommendations directly in Quick Settings, making it easier to discover and take actions that can help reduce energy consumption and improve device sustainability.

Reference:

Power settings in Windows 11 | Microsoft Support

You can use Screen and sleep settings to save energy and make your battery last longer.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com



Contents

  • Option One: Review and Apply Energy Recommendations in Quick Settings
  • Option Two: Review and Apply Energy Recommendations in Settings




Option One

Review and Apply Energy Recommendations in Quick Settings


This option is only available starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9577 (Experimental 26H2).


1 Open Quick Settings (Win+A).

2 Click/tap on the Power or Power & Battery button. (see screenshot below)

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3 You can now review and apply any Energy recommendations. (see screenshot below)

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Option Two

Review and Apply Energy Recommendations in Settings


1 Open Settings (WIn+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Power & battery on the right side. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Energy recommendations. (see screenshot below)


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4 You can now review the energy recommendations to either Apply specific or Apply all recommendations you want. (see screenshot below)

If you click/tap on an applied energy recommendation, it will take you to its settings page to make any changes you want.


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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Octopuss said:
I wonder whether you can DISABLE the energy recommendations though. The entire functionality is horrible.
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You can’t hide just that page because it’s not a sub page of power. It’s a card embedded in the power page.
 

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I wasn't talking about hiding anything. I was talking about completely disabling the functionality, because the OS doing something without my consent and repeatedly reverting a setting I set is completely wrong.
 

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Octopuss said:
I wasn't talking about hiding anything. I was talking about completely disabling the functionality, because the OS doing something without my consent and repeatedly reverting a setting I set is completely wrong.
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are you saying that you turn on screen saver and, by itself, it is auto turned off (constantly)? have you attempted to set it via reg or gpo to ensure that its not a problem elsewhere? i have been unable to replicate that behavior today...
 

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dacrone said:
are you saying that you turn on screen saver and, by itself, it is auto turned off (constantly)? have you attempted to set it via reg or gpo to ensure that its not a problem elsewhere? i have been unable to replicate that behavior today...
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Basically the power recommendations page keeps disabling my screen saver. I would notice it not starting, go to settings, the "disable screen saver" has green checkmark, then I got to screen saver settings, those are not changed at all, I still see the same screen saver and timeout there, but it's just overwritten somehow. When I change the timeout to anything else, back in recommendations page the screen saver is no longer displayed as disabled, and after random looking time and under completely unknown circumstances this gets disabled again in anything between cca 1 and several hours.
 

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It has just disabled itself again, and bizarrely the registry settings are the same, exactly the same. There is something else going on in the background that bypasses everything, but I can't figure out how does it work.
 

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I don't use a screen saver, so I can't really comment on that issue. I don't see things on that settings screen changing themselves...
 

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It's just the screen saver one :(
 

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Octopuss said:
It's just the screen saver one :(
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i cant replicate your issue, but here is an ahk script i made to launch your screensaver after 10 mins of pc idle. if you want the time changed, just tell me the path to the .scr file of the screensaver you use, the time you want it set for and i will edit the script and compile it to an exe for you so you can have it run at startup. it runs in the clock tray area so you can close it out if you want it off

Code: 
#Persistent
SetTimer, CheckDesktop, 60000   ; check every 60 seconds

CheckDesktop:
    ; Get the active window's class
    WinGetClass, activeClass, A

    ; If Desktop ("Program Manager") is active
    if (activeClass = "Progman") {
        ; Get how long it's been active in ms
        WinGet, activeTime, ID, A
        if (A_TimeIdlePhysical >= 600000) { ; 10 minutes = 600000 ms
            ; Launch screensaver
            Run, "C:\Windows\System32\Bubbles.scr"
        }
    }
return
 

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Octopuss said:
It's just the screen saver one :(
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this maybe of help as it could be advanced power settings that needs adjustment.
learn.microsoft.com

Issues with Screen Saver and Sleep Mode After Windows 11 Update - Microsoft Q&A

After installing the latest Windows 11 update (Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5065426) (26100.6584)), the screen saver settings do not function as expected. Instead of the chosen screen saver activating after 10…
learn.microsoft.com

best of luck Steve ..
 

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