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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver for your account in Windows 11. The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off battery saver for your account in Windows 11. The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the...

This tutorial will show you how to add Choose Power Plan to the desktop context menu for all users to be able to open Power Options or instantly switch between using the Power Saver, Balanced, High Performance, or Ultimate Performance plan for their account in Windows 11. A power plan is a...

This tutorial will explain and show you how to see the power sleep states available on your Windows 11 PC. System power states describe the power consumption of the system as a whole. The operating system supports six system power states, referred to as S0 (fully on and operational) through S5...

This tutorial will show you how to specify the hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) type to be reduced or full in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hibernation files are used for hybrid sleep, fast startup, and standard hibernation (described earlier). There are two types, differentiated by size, a full...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hibernate and restore or delete the hiberfil.sys file in 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 change the power mode for your account in Windows 11. Power mode allows you to optimize your Windows 11 device based on power use and performance. Choose the power mode that works for you and what you want to do on your Windows 11 PC. This lets you determine...

This tutorial will show you how to choose a power plan to be the current active power scheme used by default for your account 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...

Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft reimagined focus assist experiences on Windows. It is now called Do not disturb. Do not disturb makes it easy to silence notifications. Additionally, you can set priority notifications to control whether calls, reminders, and specific apps break...

This tutorial will show you how to specify how long your PC is inactive before your display turns off automatically in Windows 11. You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity before all connected displays automatically turn off. When your display...

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to restart your local Windows 11 computer. Restarting the computer will sign out all users, shut down the computer, and then automatically reboot the computer. When shutting down your PC, any open supported apps are registered for application...