Windows 10: Power usage display

when I go to "settings" then " turn system icons on or off" I can see that my power icon is in the "on" position but it is still in black and white. My power icon will not display. help please.

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Power up Display is OFF

Hi Linda,

I will certainly help you with the issue you are experiencing with Power up display of Windows 10.

Before proceeding further, I suggest you to provide the detailed description of the issue, so that we will be able to assist you in better way.

• 
  What is make and model of your computer?
  
• 
  Is your computer up to date?
  

Meanwhile, I suggest you to try the below method and check if it helps.

Please follow below mentioned methods to fix the issue:

Method 1: Create a new power plan.

I suggest you to create a new power plan and check if there is any issues with the current power plan which you are using at present in your system. Follow the below steps sequentially.

• 
  Press Windows key + R, type
  powercfg.cpl in the box and press Enter.
  
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  Select current power pan and click on
  Choose when to turn off the display on the left pane.
  
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  Select your favorite time to display the screen and click on
  Save changes.
  
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  If that does not help, Click on the
  Advanced power plan settings and click on Display on the Window pop up. Expand
  Turn off display after and set as Never.
  

Method 2: Update Display adapter driver.

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  Press Windows key + X and click on “Device Manager”.
  
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  Expand “Display Adaptor”.
  
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  Right click on the driver device and select
  update.
  
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  Once update is done, restart the computer.
  

Also you can download the latest updated display driver from the computer manufacturer website.

Please get back to us, if you are still facing issue
with Power up display of Windows 10.

Thank you.

 

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 - every power on displays Preparing Windows

Hi,

Thank you for the response and keeping the status updated.

You could face this issue when the power plan of your laptop is corrupt.

Follow the steps given below.



Method 1: Run Power Troubleshooter



Follow these steps to run power troubleshooter.

• • 
    Press Windows key + W and type
    troubleshooting.
    
  • 
    Select Troubleshooting.
    
  • 
    Select view all on the top left corner.
    
  • 
    Run Power troubleshooter.
    

Check for the issue and move to the next methods if it still exists.

Method 2:

The issue could also be related to Display drivers then please try the steps provided to uninstall the
Display Adapter from Device Manager, uninstall the device drivers from program list and then download the latest drivers from the manufacturer's website.



Step 1:

Uninstall the Device from Device Manager

• Open Device Manager
• Expand the Display Adapter section.
  
• Find the Display card Driver.
• Right click Display card Driver and select
  Uninstall.
• Select the check box delete the driver software for this device.
• Reboot the computer after uninstall process has finished.

Step 2:

Uninstall the Device Drivers from Program List in Control Panel

• Click on start, select Control Panel
• Now click on Programs and select Programs and Features.
• Find the Display card Driver.
• Right click Display card Driver and select
  Uninstall.
• Reboot the computer after the uninstall process has finished.

Hope this information is helpful. Please post in case you have any further issues, I will be glad to help you.

Thank you.