Lenovo ThinkPad L410 Deployment Manual page 13

Table 1. General Setting
Policy settings
Do not allow client to switch power plan
Do not allow client to create new power plan
Do not allow client to select specific power plan
Description
Specifies whether to allow switching power plan on client
computers.
If this policy setting is enabled and users change the
power plan, Power Manager will automatically change the
current power plan back to the original power plan.
Notes:
1. This policy does not inhibit users from modifying
the power saving settings in the active power plan.
When this policy is enabled, users can move the
slider in Basic mode on Windows Vista or Windows
7 operating systems to modify the power saving
settings in the active power plan.
However, if the original power plan is set to Maximum
Performance or Maximum Battery Life, users
cannot use the slider to modify the power saving
settings in the power plan.
2. If the original power plan is not owned by Power
Manager, users can still switch to another power plan.
When this policy is enabled, users still can modify the
active power plan, or move the slider control in Basic
mode.
Specifies whether to allow creating a new power plan in
Power Manager on client computers.
If you enable this policy setting, the New button for
creating power plans in Power Manager main user
interface is unavailable, though users can create a power
plan outside Power Manager. For example, users can
create a power plan using Power Option tool in Control
Panel.
Specifies whether to allow selecting specific power plan
owned by Power Manager on client computers.
If you enable this policy setting, you must input the power
plan name. When a power plan with an invalid name is
selected, the current power plan is switched to another
predefined power plan.
Notes:
1. Power Manager searches for available power plans in
the following order:
a. Power Manager looks for the Energy Saver
power plan, which is called ThinkPad Default or
Energy Star on some systems.
b. If the above search fails or the power plan is
invalid, Power Manager looks for the Power
Source Optimized power plan.
c. If the above search fails or the power plan is
invalid, Power Manager looks for the Maximum
Battery Life power plan.
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