{"id":12572,"date":"2018-08-22T03:26:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T03:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12572"},"modified":"2023-06-29T02:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:11:14","slug":"create-a-power-plan-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/create-a-power-plan-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Power Plan in Windows 11 \/ 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A power plan lets you customize how long it takes your computer to turn off monitor \/ hard drive, or go into sleep after your computer is idle. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to create a power plan in Windows 11 \/ 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 to customize how your computer uses power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Create a Power Plan in Windows 11 \/ 10 \/ 8 \/ 7?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog, type <strong>powercfg.cpl<\/strong> and press Enter to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-power-options-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power Options<\/a> window.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/powercfg.png\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;<strong>Create a power plan<\/strong>&#8221; link in the left navigational menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-a-power-plan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12576\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select an existing power plan as the base for your new plan, type in a plan name you want and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/start-with-existing-power-plans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12577\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose how long before your monitor turns off and how long before your computer goes to sleep. You can either set a certain amount of time, or set it to never. Finally click on <strong>Create<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/choose-sleep-and-display-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"297\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12578\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you come back to the Power Options window, you can see that new power plan is automatically set as active.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-a-custom-power-plan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12579\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A power plan lets you customize how long it takes your computer to turn off monitor \/ hard drive, or go into sleep after your computer is idle. 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