This is always important to monitor and adjust the computer power and put it in the sleep mode settings to optimize performance and conserve energy.
It’s no matter if you plan to extend the battery life on a laptop or want to reduce power consumption on a desktop, by adjusting these settings you will see significant differences.
In this article, I will share with you a guide on how to change power and sleep settings in windows.
Table of Contents
Change Power and Sleep Settings in Windows: 5 Steps
Step 1: Accessing Power and Sleep Settings
- Open Settings: Go to the start menu and click on the gear icon which takes you to the settings.
- Go to System: In the windows setting, you will find the “System” to make changes in the system related settings.
- Select Power & Sleep: On the left hand side of the page, you will find the “Power & Sleep”, where you can make changes.
Step 2: Adjust Screen and Sleep Settings
- Screen Settings: In the “Screen” tab you can adjust the time how long your computer will wait before turning off the display if plugged in or running out of battery. You can select preferred time from the drop-down menu.
- Sleep Settings: In particular, under the “Sleep” tab, you can manage the time and set duration for your PC to go to sleep mode after inactivity. Apply this process for the screen settings as well.
Step 3: Customizing Power Plans
- Additional Power Settings: to open the “Additional Power Settings” go to the Control Panel and open the Power Options.
- Select a Power Plan: You can select power plans such as Power Saver, Balanced, High Performance, or you can create your own custom power plan from the “Create Power Plan” option.
- Change Plan Settings: In this option, you can customize a plan, where you can adjust screen and sleep settings as well as advance power settings. To change a plan click on “Change Plan Settings” that is located near your chosen plan.
Step 4: Advance Power Settings
- Open Advanced Settings: To open the Power Options dialog box you have to click on “Change advanced power settings”, and you are allowed to make some changes according to your needs.
- Adjust Settings: From the Advanced settings, you will find several important options that you might want to change such as hard disk, USB settings, Wireless adapter settings, and so on.
- Save Changes: Once you are done with your desired settings you can click “Apply” and then “Ok”.
Step 5: Managing Battery Usage
- Battery Saver Mode: If you are a laptop user, this is most important to enable Battery Saver Mode to extend your laptop’s battery life. To do so, you can go to Settings> System> Battery, where you will get the Battery Saver toggle switch on the left.
- Battery Usage: You can identify power hungry apps from your laptop or PC, which consume more power from your battery. Just click on “Battery Usage by App”, and you will get more details about an app as well as you can manage settings for each app.
Conclusion
We included 5 most essential steps that will help you to optimize your Windows power and sleep settings. In this way, you can customize your desired settings including extending battery life, and maximizing performance. You can regularly check applications to identify which application consumes battery power. That’s how you can manage power and sleep settings on your PC or laptop.