Powercfg command on Windows allows users to configure power settings on laptops/desktops. Using this command we can configure settings related to idle timers, low battery alarms, hibernate/sleep timers etc.
Get the current active scheme details:
powercfg -getActiveScheme
Example:
c:\>powercfg -getActiveScheme Power Scheme GUID: 4ac93938-c0ab-4b33-9150-b71bf11e59d3 (Maximum Battery Life) c:\>
List the power schemes available on the system
c:\>powercfg /list Existing Power Schemes (* Active) ----------------------------------- Power Scheme GUID: 01360e7e-525f-4625-ab94-f283dcfbd515 (Maximum Performance) Power Scheme GUID: 25703703-e852-4c6a-b8d5-b36dd2e3f757 (Timers off (Presentation)) Power Scheme GUID: 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e (Balanced) Power Scheme GUID: 4ac93938-c0ab-4b33-9150-b71bf11e59d3 (Maximum Battery Life) * Power Scheme GUID: 6aea82bd-cf7f-424c-aee8-7dba1ee06330 (Video Playback) Power Scheme GUID: 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c (High performance) Power Scheme GUID: 8ce8c17f-8bb0-4d23-98d1-ae3311cbee5a (Power Source Optimized) Power Scheme GUID: a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a (Power saver)
Set active power scheme
powercfg -setactive scheme-guid
(or)
powercfg -s scheme-guid
Example:
c:\>powercfg -GETACTIVESCHEME Power Scheme GUID: 4ac93938-c0ab-4b33-9150-b71bf11e59d3 (Maximum Battery Life) c:\>powercfg -setactive a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a c:\>powercfg -GETACTIVESCHEME Power Scheme GUID: a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a (Power saver)
Get the current scheme settings:
powercfg /query
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