power plan

Windows 11 ships with a focused toolkit for PC gaming — from Game Mode and Auto HDR to DirectStorage and per‑app GPU control — and when you combine those features with up‑to‑date drivers, the right power profile, and thoughtful storage management you can measurably boost FPS, reduce stutters...

Windows ships with a concealed power profile that can squeeze a few extra milliseconds of responsiveness out of high-end systems: the Ultimate Performance power plan — a no-compromise mode designed to eliminate micro-latency by disabling many of Windows’ default energy-saving behaviors...

Balancing productivity and longevity while working on a Windows laptop often comes down to a simple, essential metric: battery life. For many users—especially those frequently on the move, commuting, or traveling—the difference between wrapping up a project and scrambling for a power outlet is...

Introduction In the fast-paced digital world we inhabit, efficiency is king. For the vast majority of users navigating the modern space of technology, Windows 11 has emerged as the operating system of choice, luring in users with its sleek design and user-centric features. However, even the best...

As Windows 11 continues to evolve, gamers are discovering that minor tweaks in settings can lead to significant improvements in performance. Whether you’ve just upgraded from a previous version of Windows or you’re seeking ways to optimize your gaming experience, implementing some simple changes...

Investing in high-quality hardware for your Windows gaming rig is essential, but it’s not the only step to achieving peak performance. Even the most powerful components can underperform if not configured correctly. Recently, MakeUseOf published an article that highlights several tweaks to system...

If you’ve recently purchased a new Windows 11 PC, congratulations! With its sleek interface and advanced features, Windows 11 offers a modern computing experience. However, to fully leverage its capabilities, simply following the initial setup prompts is not enough. Below, we explore nine...

Minimum processor state in advanced power settings does not make any difference in Windows 10/11 no matter what I set it to or what plan is active. Changing the Maximum processor state works just fine. I'm currently running Windows 11, but I had the same issue when using 10, so I imagine the...

Howdy! I always was curious how others do/manage their PC after a fresh installation of Windows 10, so in this thread lets discuss this and even better let's post properly what you do after a fresh installation of Windows 10, what software do you install, what settings you change for your need...

High-Performance Plan set CPU speed at maximum, Power Saver set CPU speed at minimum, and Balanced Plan set CPU speed as per applications need means minimum when no requirement, maximum when maximum requirement. That means the Balanced Plan is sufficient for desktop as well as Laptop. Is it...

Sleep checkbox is missing from shutdown settings: and so it doesn't appear in start either: and not in power plan settings: also, not in advanced power plan settings. Help appreciated

After a recent Windows 10 update, I am getting no video to monitor after 2 minutes or so of idle. The OS version is 1607 and the build is 14393.1066. Before the update, computer was running fine. Power plan was not changed. After the update, I noticed that Microsoft added more power plans...

I have Windows 10 Pro running on a old Lenovo Thickcentre M58 desktop computer. when the computer is idle for 1 min 30 secs to 2 minutes, it goes into sleep mode even through it is set up for maximum performance power plan. I checked the BIOS and just the hard drive timeout is disabled. My power...

Check your setting on your pc immediately if you installed the updates for Windows 10 Tuesday. A lot of my pc's settings changed, as Tuesday's update gave us a new version of Windows 10. Setting's it changed on my pc: Power Plan got switched from High Performance to Balanced. Privacy/Background...

I've been having some issues with my battery. I have a Sager X8100 gaming laptop. Specs are i7 Q840, dual Nvidia 285m in SLI, 8gbs RAM, windows 7 64 bit. Its a fairly old rig.. 2009 or 2010 not sure which. I bought it used in 2012. Had a 1 year warranty. I noticed the battery wouldn't keep it...

I just upgraded to Win 10 on my Surface Pro 3. I had two problems one of which has been solved. The one that is solved was that my Samsung SDXC card was not recognized. It didn't appear in Device Manager or in Computer Management > Disk Management. I "fixed" the problem by re-installing Windows...

Hi, Hope I came to the right place. In 'windows 10' You have a option under power plan to select quick start , It works very well but,num lock key will not come on when pc starts up. Is there a way round this? Tried usual fixes ie 'HOTKEY LOCAL MACHINE USERS' etc, but I can't get it to work...

For some reason my computer has just started turning the brightness on my laptop to 100% when the battery is connected. This is a seriously pain in my eyes and i usually keep my brightness around 20 unless watched videos. So at first i would just alter the display settings of the 'Balanced...

I'm having a problem with my screen brightness setting. I'm currently using a (very old) dell latitude e6400 with Windows 7 while my normal laptop is being repaired. The battery is shot, so it only runs for about 30 seconds without being plugged in. A few days ago, the screen went extremely dim...

Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 7 You customize the Power Plan by editing the GPO using the Group Policy Management Console. Under Computer Configuration or User Configuration Link Removed