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Computing
Power Plans
Power Plans
You can choose a predefined Power Plan or select your own
combination of power options. To do this:
1
Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then
Power Options.
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2
Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or create
your own custom plan.
3
Click Create a power plan in the left pane to set up a new
plan.
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4
Click Change plan settings to choose the plan you want to
edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
5
Click Change advanced power settings to access settings for
internal storage drive power save time, etc.
You can click on the plus signs to expand each item and to see
what settings are available for each item.
6
Click OK to save the plan changes you have performed.
By default the two power plans eco and Balanced are satisfactory
for most people and do not need to be edited.
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Power Options window appears.
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to the following
steps.
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Power Options window