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IT Support & Hardware · Foundational

Power Options

Windows settings for power plans, sleep, hibernation, lid actions, and button behavior.

Definition

Power Options (powercfg.cpl) and Settings > System > Power & battery control screen timeout, sleep, power mode, lid close, and power button actions. powercfg provides command-line control and battery reports.

Example

powercfg /batteryreport creates an HTML report of battery capacity history.

Exam tip

powercfg /batteryreport is the quick way to assess laptop battery wear.

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