Windows Power Options

If you use Windows 11 on a desktop PC, you might adjust the power options for how long the PC sleeps or when the display turns off when inactive. With a laptop, the Windows 11 power options should definitely be something with which you are more familiar with.

View, Switch and Create Power Plans Within the Power Options panel you can choose from preset Windows 11 power plans, or you can create your own based on your computers’ power requirements. Step 1 Click on the Windows 11 Start button and enter: Control, then click the first result, Control Panel App. From there, select System and Security > Power Options. Windows 11 will, by default, have selected the Balanced power plan. This is designed to balance performance and energy consumption, and is best for PC’s that are connected to the mains. Step 2 On a laptop, you can access the power options by right-clicking on battery indicator in the taskbar tools. There are two other, default power plans alongside Balanced; Power Saver is designed to reduce energy use by…

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