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This tutorial will show you how to get a list of wake timers that support or configured to wake the system 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...

This tutorial will help show you how to find the wake source for what woke up your Windows 11 computer from a sleep or hibernate state. When you put your computer to sleep or hibernate, many sources (ex: device or wake timers) can wake the computer. References...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing a device to wake the computer in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you put your computer to sleep, a device can automatically wake the computer if the device is currently configured (allowed) to wake the system from a sleep state...

This tutorial will show you how to get a list of devices that support or configured to wake the system from any sleep state in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you put your computer to sleep, a device can automatically wake the computer if the device is currently configured (allowed) to wake the...

This tutorial will show you how to see which power plan is currently set as the active power plan for your account 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 rename a power plan 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...

This tutorial will show you how to export (back up) and import (restore) a power plan 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...

This tutorial will show you how to change the settings of a power plan to customize how you want in 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...

This tutorial will show you how to delete a power plan 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...

This tutorial will show you how to create a new custom power plan that can be used by all users on the Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. 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...

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...

This tutorial will show you how to generate a detailed battery usage report in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can generate a battery report to see battery usage and health characteristics over the lifetime of the system. A battery report will include: System details Details on installed...

This tutorial will show you how to check battery usage per app for your account in Windows 11. You can check battery usage per app to see which apps might be using more battery in the background. Some apps let you manage background activity. If you find that an app is using a lot of battery...

This tutorial will show you how to optimize video playback when on battery for your account in Windows 11. Some apps use the video platform that's built into Windows 11. These include Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that come with Windows 11, such as Microsoft Edge, Photos, and Movies &...

This tutorial will show you how to change the graphics performance preference for desktop and Microsoft Store apps for your account in Windows 11. You can choose custom graphics performance settings you prefer for apps in Windows 11. Graphics preference Description Let Windows decide...

This tutorial will show you how to change when to automatically put the computer to sleep when idle in 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 battery...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Enable forced button/lid shutdown" in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Enable forced button/lid shutdown power plan setting in Power Options specifies the type of system shutdown that occurs when the lid is closed or the power button is pressed...

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to hibernate your Windows 11 computer. Hibernate was designed for laptops and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have the hibernate option.) Hibernate uses less power than sleep and when you start...

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to put your Windows 11 computer to sleep. 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 battery draining because...

This tutorial will show you how to change the default action to take when pressing the sleep button in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The sleep button action setting lets users specify the default action to take when the system hardware sleep button (if available) on the PC is pressed. Users can...