Windows 10: Add or Remove System cooling policy from Power Options in Windows

How to: Add or Remove System cooling policy from Power Options in Windows

How to Add or Remove "System cooling policy" from Power Options in Windows


The Power Options allows users to specify an active or passive cooling mode for the system.

[table][tr][td]System Cooling Policy[/td] [td]Description[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Active[/td] [td]Increase fan speed before slowing the processor.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Passive[/td] [td]Slow the processor before increasing fan speed.[/td] [/tr] [/table]

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the System cooling policy setting under Processor power management 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 "System cooling policy" in Power Options using Command Prompt
• Option Two: Add or Remove "System cooling policy" in Power Options using REG file

EXAMPLE: "System cooling policy" in Power Options








OPTION ONE [/i] Add or Remove "System cooling policy" 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_PROCESSOR 94D3A615-A899-4AC5-AE2B-E4D8F634367F -ATTRIB_HIDE

OR

(Remove)
powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 94D3A615-A899-4AC5-AE2B-E4D8F634367F +ATTRIB_HIDE
3. You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Add or Remove "System cooling policy" 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\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\94D3A615-A899-4AC5-AE2B-E4D8F634367F

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 "System cooling policy" to Power Options
*note This is the default setting if supported by your processor.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_System_cooling_policy_to_Power_Options.reg

Download

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

Remove_System_cooling_policy_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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• How to Add or Remove 'Maximum Processor Frequency' in Windows 10 Power Options
• How to Add or Remove 'Maximum processor state' from Power Options in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove 'Minimum processor state' from Power Options in Windows 10

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Missing Advanced Power Options

Appreciate the advice however I've already added the aforementioned missing options but under "advanced options" are still another 7 to 10 that are missing...off the top of my head they are key DP control, link management, adaptive display, USB suspend, pic Express, wireless adapter

 

1709 Creators update - shutdown options missing - "there are currently no power options available"

Hi Jacob,

The error there are currently no power options available happens if the
Shut down the system Policy isn't configured correctly. We suggest following these steps to fix it:

• Press the Windows key and R at the same time to open the Run dialog box.
• Type secpol.msc and click OK to open the
  Local Security Policy window.
• Expand Security Settings.
• Expand Local Policies.
• Click User Rights Assignment.
• Double-click Shut down the system from the right pane to open it's properties.
• In the pop-up window, click Add User or Group, type the full user name or group name for the affected users, then click
  Add.
• Click OK to close the window.
• Restart the computer.

Let us know if the power options in the Start menu are restored after following these steps.

 

After the last two updates, cooling fan runs non-stop!

Hi Spruce,

To resolve the issue, we suggest you follow the steps below:

1. Go to Control Panel ► All Control Panel Items ► Power Options.

2. Click change plan settings.

3. Click change advanced power settings.

4. Scroll down, expand processor power management.

5. Then, expand system cooling policy and change both to passive.

6. Then, reboot.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Missing Advanced Power Options

Welcome to Ten Forums @ridonctonc

There are a number of settings that were in previous versions of Windows but by default are not visible in Windows 10's power options. Many can be added. See these tutorials to start with...

Add or Remove Maximum Processor Frequency in Windows 10 Power Options

Add or Remove Maximum processor state from Power Options in Windows

Add Processor performance increase threshold to Windows Power Options

Add or Remove System cooling policy from Power Options in Windows

I can only suggest you download the .reg file from each tutorial, then merger them into a single .reg file with Notepad.

Use a plan that is NOT the 'Balanced' plan, or derived from it.

 

Windows 10 power options

Hi Robert,

About your concern with Windows 10 power options, applied settings may not be recognized due to several reasons. We suggest that you run the Windows 10 Power troubleshooter. Here are the steps to follow:

• Go to Search, type troubleshoot, and click Troubleshooting.
• Under System and Security, click Improve power usage.
• The troubleshooting wizard will automatically start. It will try to solve any detected issues.

Let us know if you need further assistance regarding your concern.