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How to Set Up a Power Plan in Windows 10
A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your
computer uses and conserves power. Power plans can save energy, maximize system
performance, or balance energy conservation with performance. The default power plans
— Balanced and Power saver — meet most people's needs. But you can modify settings
for existing plans or create your own plan.
Choose or Customize a Power Plan
1. Find [Windows] icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Find [Settings] icon or [Settings] within the selection menu and click on it to bring
out Settings.
3. Find [System] and click on it in Settings. Find [Power & Sleep] within the System
selection menu.
4. Select [Additional power settings] under [Related settings] to bring out Power
Options.
5. The Power Plan of [Balanced] is selected as an example here. Click on the [Change
plan settings] to bring out Edit Plan Settings to customize a power plan.
6. Change settings for the plan selected in Edit Plan Settings.
7. Click on [Change advanced power settings] to bring out Power Options. Make
advanced changes here to the selected power plan to meet your needs
8. To restore the selected power plan back to its default settings, click on [Restore
plan defaults].
9. Follow on-screen instructions to finish the configurations.
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