power

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off energy saver for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26002 (Canary), Microsoft is introducing energy saver, which extends and enhances battery saver. It is an easy way to extend battery life and reduce energy use by trading...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Shut down on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A shut down closes all apps, signs out all users, and turn your PC off completely. Shut down is available in the power options menu by default in Windows 11, but you can...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Restart on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Restarting the computer will sign out all users, shut down the computer, and then automatically reboot the computer. Restart is available in the power options menu by default...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Sleep on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and you’re instantly back to where you left off. You don’t have to worry that you'll lose your work because of your...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Hibernate on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have hibernate...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing the battery estimated time remaining for all users in Windows 11. If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the battery status to see the estimated time and percentage remaining battery life left to...

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...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Efficiency mode confirmation dialog for your account in Windows 11. Efficiency mode is helpful when you notice an app consuming high resources and would like to limit its consumption so that the system gives priority to other apps which...

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...

This tutorial will show you how to change how long HDDs are inactive before automatically turned off in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Turn off hard disk after setting in Power Options lets you specify the period of inactivity before the disk is automatically powered down. Having your HDDs...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off USB selective suspend for a power plan in Windows 10 and Windows 11. USB selective suspend is the ability to power down and later resume an idle USB device while the computer to which it is attached remains in the working state (S0). For...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Power button on the sign-in screen for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Power button on the sign-in screen can allow users to sleep, hibernate, shut down, or restart the computer without having to sign in to Windows. The Shutdown...

This tutorial will show you how to check the battery status for estimated time and percentage remaining in Windows 11. If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the battery status to see the estimated time and percentage remaining battery life left to know when...

This tutorial will show you how to change the Console lock display off timeout setting in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Console lock display off timeout is the amount of minutes Windows will wait idle with no activity while on the lock screen (aka: welcome screen) when a user locks the computer...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Power button on the Start menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Power button on the Start menu allows you to quickly open Sign-in options, Sleep computer, Hibernate computer, Shut down computer, or Restart computer from the...

This tutorial will show you how to generate a Sleep Study report to diagnose battery drain issues on Modern Standby systems in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Starting with Windows 8.1, a software tool, SleepStudy, became available as an inbox component in all Windows PCs that support the Modern...

This tutorial will show you how to add a Turn off display desktop context menu that will let users Turn off display or Lock computer and Turn off display on demand in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default, You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off HDR when running on battery for your account in Windows 11. HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off USB battery saver for all users in Windows 11. USB battery saver will stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off USB battery saver. Option One: Turn On or...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable to allow wake timers to wake the computer in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A wake timer is a timed event that wakes the computer from a sleep or hibernate state at a specific time to perform scheduled tasks. Important wake timers includes...