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Windows 11 Advanced Power Settings Laptop

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Martin Dowd avatar

Setting up new Astro laptop ( HP ProBook ) after the old one retired unexpectedly after 8 years of reliable use.
Currently navigating my way through the endless mind field of power settings in Windows 11.
Can anyone glance over my latest new power settings in Advance Power and see if I should change anything ?

Control > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > Balanced ( Change Plan Settings) > Change advanced power settings

Hard disk
Turn off hard disk after ….,
On battery : Never
Plugged in : Never

Desktop background settings
Slide Show …..,
On battery : Paused
Plugged in : Available

Sleep
Sleep after …..,
On battery : Never
Plugged in : Never

Allow wake timers ….,
On battery action: Enable
Plugged in: Enable

USB Settings
USB selective suspend setting
On battery action: Disabled
Plugged in : Disabled

PCI Express
Link State Power Management……,
On battery : Off
Plugged in : Off

Processor Power Management
Minimum processor state
On battery : 100%
Plugged in : 100%
Maximum processor state
On battery : 100%
Plugged in : 100%

Display
Turn Off display after
On battery : Never
Plugged in : Never

Battery
Critical battery notification
On battery: On
Plugged in : On

Critical battery action
On battery : Hibernate
Plugged in : Hibernate

Low battery level
On battery : 5%
Plugged in : 5%

Critical battery level
On battery : 2%
Plugged in : 2%

Low battery notification
On battery : On
Plugged in : On

Low battery action
On battery : Do nothing
Plugged in : Do nothing

Reserve battery level
On battery : 4%
Plugged in : 4%

Thanks in advance

Clear skies
Martin

PS: Lappy runs on mains all night and is not connected to internet.


andrea tasselli avatar

You don’t need to keep the display on all the time, so you can as well let it sleep after a while. Change active hours to the night time.

Martin Dowd avatar

Thanks for your comment