Questions tagged [power-options]
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Why won't my computer go to sleep automatically?
Windows 8 is set to sleep after 30 mins, and it used to work, but recently it's started refusing to sleep. (I can still manually ask it to go to sleep without any issue.)
I was having issues a while ago, but it was with my network adapter. That's…
Django Reinhardt
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Windows 10 power options missing on new laptop
I have two Dell Latitude laptops with Windows 10.
An old one and a new one I just got.
On the new laptop when I open Power Options --> Advanced settings, I only see the following groups: "Desktop background settings", Sleep, "Power buttons and lid",…
Palle Paphjort
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How to bypass Windows 10's auto shutdown on "Critical battery level" when the battery is dead?
If your battery is “critically low” in Windows 10, you get about 45 seconds before it will automatically shut down “for your own good.”
Well, if you have a computer with a bad battery, your computer is now perpetually in the state of having a…
seizethecarp
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Enable power options from lock screen on Windows 10 Home edition
I'm using Windows 10 Home. I don't have the option to sleep / restart / shutdown from the lock screen. There are multiple users on this computer.
I just want this button, can't figure out where to enable it!
Mine only has the 2 buttons for…
TechnoCore
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Windows 8.1 Won't Sleep When Idle
Ever since I upgraded to the Windows 8.1 beta (and even now with the Windows 8.1 RTM), my computer will not idle to sleep. This wouldn't be that much of a problem since I almost always remember to put it to sleep before walking away. But sometimes…
user1325179
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Microsoft sculpt ergonomic keyboard waking up my screen
I have Microsoft sculpt ergonomic keyboard which wakes up my monitor as soon as display is turned off due to power setting. As a result, display is momentarily turned off and then turned on right away. Effectively this is keeping my display on…
PAS
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xfce power-manager->monitor difference between sleep/switch off
If I go to Settings-PowerManager->Monitor tab there are (among others) two sliders for management.
1. "Put Display to sleep when computer is inactive for:"
2. "Switch off display when computer is inactive for:"
Whats the difference between putting…
Rafael T
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Did Microsoft hide the 'Power buttons and lid' category by default in advanced power settings starting from version 2004?
I recently just upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004. Before that, I created a power plan in addition to the default one, which is used to keep the computer awake seeding torrents, and doing BOINC tasks.
Thus in that power plan, I set the "Lid close…
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Granular Control of Intel Speedstep? - Skylake Windows 10
Currently both "Balanced" and "Power saver" power plans claim the minimum processor state is 5%, maximum is 100% and the cooling policy is passive.
However on power saver the processor (i7 6700HQ) will rarely climb above 900MHz and I've never seen…
E.Garak9
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Allow standard users to change power plans in Windows Server 2008 R2
When I login to a standard user account I can't change the power plans as it says that the settings are managed by the system admin. I can change them when logged into the admin account but not in the standard.
Can anyone help me out on what to do.
Sandeep Bansal
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Windows 10 turns off the display after 15 minutes regardless of Power Settings
Problem: Precisely 15 minutes after laptop has been idle, the display turns off/goes black
Laptop DELL Inspiron 5490
Windows 10 Home
Connected to 2 monitors (1x HDMI 1 Type-C)
Plugged in to power
Power Options (Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >…
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HP laptop always on high performance after installing SSD drive
I installed a Samsung 850evo SSD drive and it's working fine but the Balanced power plan is missing from the power options. Only Samsung High Performance and HP Recommend power plans are available.
Also, on both plans the CPU clock speed is always…
KirK Lazarus
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No power options available after Windows update
About two weeks ago after a Windows 10 Professional update, several users with administrator privileges cannot shut down their computer from the Windows button.
If I log on as administrator I am able to shut down the computer from the Windows…
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Windows 8.1 Hibernation / WOL issues. Last Wake command never works
I setup Windows 8 and had WOL working without issue. The machine would hibernate according to the Power Plan I setup OR by using the shortcut %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate.
Using the last wake command powercfg…
Nick Bork
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New Memory Power Management options in Power Options?
These options are listed under Memory Power Management in the Power Options on my laptop:
Backoff channel heat break tolerance
Consecutive time units to mark a page as cold
Backoff channel heat check interval
Backoff idle utility threshold
Backoff…
Tamara Wijsman
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