Windows 10: Power Mode Slider

Since the Power Mode Slider can be set differently for Plugged In, and not Plugged In, why would I ever want it set to anything other than Best Performance when Plugged In?

:)

 

Fall Creators Update: Missing power mode slider in the taskbar

This is a bug, as explained in this article.

"if you switch to the balanced power mode from the Control Panel, the slider will disappear again and that’s the bug." So basically after switching power modes via control panel, the power mode slider goes away and
seemingly cannot be fixed (even after returning to to balanced power mode).

Another article

"However, once you open the Control Panel and switch to the balanced power mode, the battery slider will disappear again. There is a big bug. It may be casued by the result of settings migrating from
the Control Panel to the Settings app."

 

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Hello,

There's possibility that your battery is set to Power Saving mode which means that it has limited power that affects the performance of your applications and devices. We suggest that you set your Windows performance power slider to
Better or Best Performance. You can access the slider by clicking or tapping the
battery icon in the task bar. The slider appears in the battery flyout. You can choose your Power mode by moving the slider to the left and right.





We look forward to your update. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

 

1. To save energy, or reduce on overall power consumption (two ways of saying the same thing)
2. To provide "OK/adequate" performance when highest performance isn't needed (many applications such as Web browsing, reading email, working with basic Office features or equivalent desktop productivity stuff, don't need highest performance to work acceptably)
3. To keep the circuitry running cooler, thereby extending probable device lifetime (running faster means running hotter, and is likely to shorten device longevity)

Chris Hoffman, the How-to Geek himself, has an interesting discussion of this at Should You Use the Balanced, Power Saver, or High Performance Power Plan on Windows? .

HTH,
--Ed--

 

Well, maybe I'll accept #3 unless I get another reply that changes my mind. But I don't believe #1 would make an iota of difference in anyway that would affect my life. As far as #2 goes, I don't believe throttling down the maximum performance that the system is capable of, to a level that won't be exceeded anyway makes sense. It would be like mechanically blocking a gearshift from going into 4th gear just because you're only driving down a city street, and won't be taking it out of 3rd gear. *Huh

 

Yes, but where #1 is concerned, think of a large corporation where maybe 1,000 or more identical devices get turned on and run every day. A small savings on one device is no big thing, but a small savings on a thousand or more such devices adds up to something more substantial. Many Windows features make little or no sense for onesie-twosie users, but do make sense for "users in bulk."
HTH,
--Ed--

 

It's just to give you options, even if you have no plan to use them. Want to guess how many complaints there would be if it was all greyed out. *Wink