In this article, we will show you how to specify a custom active power plan and force Windows 11/10 to use it. We all use different kinds of power plans on our system according to our requirements. When we’re going to watch movies or play games on our system, we choose the High-Performance power plan, and when we save battery for long use, we use Power Saver.
If you consider a multi-user system, there may exist a scenario when you select a power plan that you find useful, and in your absence, someone else who used the system changed the power plan which you find destructive. In such a case, placing a restriction to modify the power plans by others on your system became necessary.
Force Windows to use Specific Power Plan
On a shared computer, if someone keeps changing the previously selected power plan every time he uses your computer, it becomes irritating for you because you have to rever the power plan settings every time you turn on your computer. Hence, it is a good idea to restrict users from changing the power plan. In this article, we’ll show you the way to specify a custom active power plan and force Windows 11/10 to use a specific power scheme so that users can’t modify the active power plan from normal settings.
Basically, this restriction can be applied using the Local Group Policy Editor. Here is how to restrict the user from changing the active power plan.
Specify a custom active Power Plan
This method requires the use of the Local Group Policy Editor. The Local Group Policy Editor is not available on Windows 11/10 Home Edition. Therefore, Windows 11/10 Home users cannot use this. Go through the following instructions:
Open the administrative Command Prompt. Type POWERCFG /LIST and hit Enter to get a list of available power schemes; here * implies active plan. Please note down the GUID for the plan you’d like to set as a specific plan.
Press Windows Key + R combination, type put gpedit.msc in Run dialog box, and hit Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
In the left pane, navigate here:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Power Management
In the right pane of the window shown above, double click Specify a custom active power plan setting that is Not Configured by default to get this:
In the above-shown window, firstly click Enabled, and then in the Options section, input the Custom Active Power Plan (GUID) as we showed you in the Administrator Command Prompt earlier in this article. Click Apply, followed by OK. You may close the Local Group Policy Editor now.
Now if you try to set power schemes manually by clicking the battery icon in the taskbar notification area, you won’t be able to do so:
Hope you find the tip useful.
How do I switch between power plans in Windows 11?
Switching between power plans in Windows 11 is easy. You can select your preferred power plan in Windows 11 via the Control Panel. Open the Control Panel and type power in the Control Panel search bar. Select Power Options from the search results. You will see all your power plans there. Select the power plan that you want to use on your system. Additionally, you can also create a customer power plan as per your requirements.
How do I change my power plan to Ultimate Performance Windows 11?
Windows 11 has different power plans. You can view all these power plans in the Control Panel. To switch between the power plans on your Windows 11 computer, open the Control Panel and go to the Power Options page. Now, select the power plan as per your requirements. If you find the Ultimate Power Plan or other power plans missing in the Control Panel. In that case, you can restore all the missing power plans by executing the required commands in the Administrator Command Prompt window.
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