Windows 10: Managing Power Options in Windows 10

Hi,


I use an HP 14s-cr1005tu, Win 10 home. I would be really grateful if you could please help me with the answers to these questions on Power settings:


Selective suspending setting: I do not understand how selective suspending setting can help save battery on my Win 10 laptop. What happens if I choose enabled or disabled - what will work well and what won't?


Turn off hard disk after: if I don't have files on my hard disk, will this really matter to me? Because if waking up the HDD after turning it off after XX minutes causes wear and tear, I should set a higher value, but there are absolutely no files on the HDD, because I use SSD?


PCI Link State Power Management: how does tweaking it affect my laptop health and battery life?


System Cooling Policy: I get what passive and active mean, but what difference does it make when I want high performance or when I want to be using less power?



Multi-media settings:

Sharing media: what kind of media do they mean - pictures, videos? And what do the options mean (Allow the computer to sleep, prevent idling to sleep, allow the computer to enter away mode)?

Video playback quality bias: What does it mean?


Wireless Adapter Settings: What difference does it make if I set on Maximum performance, Low power saving, medium power saving, high power saving with my internet connectivity?


Also, a last question: Are there any battery-life savings by changing your resolution to the lowest possible? Can that harm your laptop in the long-term/short-term?



Thank you so much in advance!





***Modified title from: Tweaking power setting options***

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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.

 

Windows 10 Power Options Not working

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the below methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: Use the hardware troubleshooter to fix the issue

The Hardware Troubleshooter is an automated tool which will check the hardware connected to the computer for any known issues with it and provides the details and on how to fix them. Follow these steps and run the troubleshooter.
Follow these steps:

• Press Windows key to get the Start menu.
• Type Troubleshooting in the search box right up corner and hit enter.
• Click on Troubleshooting tab.
• Click on view all option on the upper left corner.
• Select the power options from the list.
• Click Next to run the power Troubleshooter.

Method 2: Also I suggest you to create a new power plan and check if it helps.

• Go to control panel and then click on power options.
• Then click on create new power plan.
• Change the power plan accordingly and check.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Windows 10 power options

Bad drivers installed in your computer could cause various issues, including problems with power options. We suggest that you verify and update the drivers. Here are the steps on how to verify and update the drivers:

• Go to Search, type devmg, and open Device Manager.
• Check the whole list of installed hardware, see if none of them has a yellow exclamation mark aside from its icon.
• If any of the installed hardware has an exclamation mark, right click on it, and select
  Update driver software.
• Restart your computer, if needed.

Keep us updated with your concern.