Windows 10: Add or Remove Critical battery level from Power Options in Windows

How to: Add or Remove Critical battery level from Power Options in Windows

How to Add or Remove "Critical battery level" from Power Options in Windows

The configure notification and action settings you want when the computer's battery reaches a set low and critical level.

The Critical battery action is taken.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Critical battery level setting under Battery in Power Options for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this setting in Power Options.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Add or Remove "Critical battery level" in Power Options using Command Prompt
• Option Two: Add or Remove "Critical battery level" in Power Options using REG file

EXAMPLE: "Critical battery level" in Power Options









OPTION ONE [/i] Add or Remove "Critical battery level" in Power Options using Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Type the command below you want to use into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter.
(Add - default)
powercfg -attributes SUB_BATTERY 9a66d8d7-4ff7-4ef9-b5a2-5a326ca2a469 -ATTRIB_HIDE

OR

(Remove)
powercfg -attributes SUB_BATTERY 9a66d8d7-4ff7-4ef9-b5a2-5a326ca2a469 +ATTRIB_HIDE
3. You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Add or Remove "Critical battery level" in Power Options using REG file

*note The downloaded .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\e73a048d-bf27-4f12-9731-8b2076e8891f\9a66d8d7-4ff7-4ef9-b5a2-5a326ca2a469

Attributes DWORD

1 = Remove
2 = Add


1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Critical battery level" to Power Options
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Critical_battery_level_to_Power_Options.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Critical battery level" from Power Options
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Critical_battery_level_from_Power_Options.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Laptop no longer hibernates on critical power

Hi Mike,

The laptop's battery is possibly wearing out. Since you haven't change any settings, we suggest that you change the critical battery level a bit higher so that your laptop can perform a hibernation on a much higher percentage than the default. Follow the
steps below:

• Type Power Options on the Start menu search bar.
• Under Battery, click on Critical battery level.
• Chang the default percentage to 10% or higher.
• Click on Apply.

Looking forward to your response.

 

Battery level issue

Hi Matt, Go to Control Panel - Power Options Click Power Plan Options on your Current Power Plan Click 'Change Advanced Power Settings In the resulting Dialog at the bottom of the list, expand the 'Batteries' section Change the value for Critical Battery
Level and Low Battery Level Make sure Low Battery Notification is set to ON

 

Windows not hibernating when reaching critical battery level.


I have power settings which make computer go to hibernation on reaching critical battery level, and my critical battery level is set to 30% for on battery. Since yesterday, my PC won't go to hibernation on reaching 30%, instead there is a red crosshair which keeps blinking on the battery indicator at the bottom right(see image).Bdw, I am able to hibernate it manually.Any solutions?

 

Action options limited for Low and Critical Battery Level (under advanced settings)

ASUS EeeBook X205TA

Windows 10 Home (32 bit operating system, x64-based processor)

Version: 1703

OS Build: 15063.413

I am trying to change the Critical Battery Action and Low Battery Action settings through Power Options - Advanced Settings for two power plans I created and the original default 'Balanced' plan.

In all cases, for Critical Battery Action the option is only to Shut Down on battery or Shut Down or Do Nothing on plugged in. For Low Battery Action, the options on battery and plugged are either Shut Down or Do Nothing i.e. the option to sleep/hibernate
is not available under any drop down lists. I would ideally like to implement the sleep function certain Critical/Low Battery situations.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Action options limited for Low and Critical Battery Level (under advanced settings)

Hi,

Regarding your issues with sleep mode and power options, this could have happened due to corrupted Windows 10. We suggest that you follow the steps provided below:

• Open Control Panel.
• Type Troubleshooting in search and click
  Troubleshooting.
• Now type Power in the search option.
• Click on Power to run troubleshooter.

We also suggest that you update your drivers, you can follow the steps on this

link.

Let us know how it goes.