How to Manage Power Options in Windows 11

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Accessing Power Options

Windows 11 simplifies power management by centralizing most options within the Settings app. Properly configuring these settings can help you save battery life on a laptop or reduce electricity consumption on a desktop.

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Accessing Power Options
  2. 2. Key Power Settings
  3. 2.1 Power Modes
  4. 2.2 Screen and Sleep Settings
  5. 3. How to Control What Happens When You Close Your Laptop Lid
  6. 3.1 More Topics

To access the main power settings, navigate to Settings > System > Power & battery.

Key Power Settings

Power Modes

Under the ‘Power’ section, you will find the ‘Power mode’ dropdown menu. This lets you easily balance performance and energy consumption. The options are:

  • Best power efficiency: Saves the most energy but may reduce system performance. Ideal for maximizing battery life.
  • Balanced: The default option. It offers a mix of performance and power savings, increasing performance when you need it and saving power when you don’t.
  • Best performance: Consumes the most energy but ensures your PC is running at its maximum capability.

Screen and Sleep Settings

This section lets you control when your screen turns off and when your PC goes to sleep to save power. You can set different timers for when the device is plugged in versus when it’s running on battery power. Customizing these is a great way to conserve battery life.

How to Control What Happens When You Close Your Laptop Lid

By default, closing your laptop lid puts it to sleep. However, you might want it to do nothing (e.g., if it’s connected to an external monitor) or hibernate. This setting is located in the classic Control Panel.

  1. Open the Start Menu and type ‘Control Panel’, then open it.
  2. Go to Hardware and Sound > Power Options.
  3. In the left-hand pane, click on ‘Choose what closing the lid does’.
  4. Here you will see dropdown menus for ‘On battery’ and ‘Plugged in’. You can choose between Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, and Shut down for each state.
  5. Select your desired options and click Save changes.

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