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Changing power-saving settings

Changing the power plan

Power plans (groups of power settings) let you change power saving options such as when the monitor or hard drive is automatically turned off. You can select one of the defined power plans or create a custom power plan.

Help

For more information about power plans, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type power plan or power management in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

To change the power plan:

Shortcut

Start Á Control Panel Á System and Maintenance Á Power Options

1Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then under Power Options, click Change power-saving settings. The Select a power plan dialog box opens.

2Click a power plan (default plans shown):

•Balanced uses several energy-saving features while maintaining reasonable performance and convenience.

•Power saver maximizes energy savings but reduces performance and convenience.

•High performance maximizes performance but reduces energy savings.

3To change a power plan, click Change plan settings, change the settings you want, then click Save changes.

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