---
title: "How to change power settings on Windows"  
description: "A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-05-23  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1773/how-to-change-power-settings-on-windows  
category: "desktop/laptop"  
tags: ["desktop troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to change power settings on Windows

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A power plan is a [collection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1718/collections-in-java) of [hardware](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303100/best-pc-hardware-2023) and system [settings](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99336/how-can-i-configure-gmail-imap-settings) that manages how [your computer](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13023/choosing-the-best-power-cord-for-your-computer-a-layman-s-guide) uses power. Power plans can help you [save energy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103782/simple-ways-to-save-energy-at-home), maximize [system performance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114720/how-do-software-updates-and-patches-help-maintain-system-performance-and-security), or achieve a balance between the two.\

This will show you how to change the settings of a power plan that you want to customize to reflect how you want [Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12793/insightful-review-of-stellar-phoenix-windows-data-recovery-home-edition) 8 to manage power.

Changes made to a power plan will affect all users that have that power plan [selected as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31953/who-is-selected-as-the-14th-president-of-india) their [default](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/12771/what-is-the-importance-of-default-resources) power plan.

##### Windows 8 provides the following default plans:

##### · Balanced - Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when

##### you don't. This is the best power plan for most people.

##### · Power saver - Saves power by reducing PC performance and screen brightness.

##### If you're using a laptop, this plan can help you get the most from a single battery

##### charge.

##### · High performance - Maximizes screen brightness and might increase PC

##### performance. This plan uses a lot more energy, so your laptop battery won't last as

##### long between charges.

##### · Custom power plan - These are only available if either your PC manufacturer

##### (OEM) provided additional power plans, and/or you create a custom power plan.

##### These are available to all users.

##### \

##### Follow below steps to change settings of power button

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1. Open Control Panel.

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2. Choose System and Security

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![How to change power settings on Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0efa610e-f301-41e1-8ae3-3f29d5df59d6/images/8b50526e-8d87-4b64-9560-7b71568cda13.png)

##### 3. Tap on Power options

![How to change power settings on Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0efa610e-f301-41e1-8ae3-3f29d5df59d6/images/f6920d40-bde4-4dfd-bae1-d72c8bfa2c3a.png)

4. After open Power options, now click on Change setting menu

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![How to change power settings on Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0efa610e-f301-41e1-8ae3-3f29d5df59d6/images/a01f770f-a57d-4dff-9b90-774752c120c9.png)\

5. Set the time for turn off display which will be off the display of a monitor and set the Computer to sleep time for sleep computer after completed selected time hour.

![How to change power settings on Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/0efa610e-f301-41e1-8ae3-3f29d5df59d6/images/43d4abd5-0e5d-40fe-b5b6-bde3de8ea38b.png)

After change time of display and computer sleep now press on Save changes button.

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