Windows 10: Remove 'Video playback quality bias' in Power Options in Windows

How to: Remove 'Video playback quality bias' in Power Options in Windows

How to Add or Remove "Video playback quality bias" in Power Options in Windows


The Power Options allows users to specify the policy to bias video playback quality.

Users can specify the following policies below:
Video playback power-saving bias. = Video playback quality would be biased towards battery life.

Video playback performance bias. = Video playback quality would be biased towards performance.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Video playback quality bias. setting under Multimedia settings 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 "Video playback quality bias." in Power Options using Command Prompt
• Option Two: Add or Remove "Video playback quality bias." in Power Options using REG file

EXAMPLE: "Video playback quality bias." in Power Options









OPTION ONE [/i] Add or Remove "Video playback quality bias." 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 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 10778347-1370-4ee0-8bbd-33bdacaade49 -ATTRIB_HIDE

OR

(Remove)
powercfg -attributes 9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B 10778347-1370-4ee0-8bbd-33bdacaade49 +ATTRIB_HIDE
3. You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Add or Remove "Video playback quality bias." in Power Options using REG file

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\9596FB26-9850-41fd-AC3E-F7C3C00AFD4B\10778347-1370-4ee0-8bbd-33bdacaade49

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 "Video playback quality bias." 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_Video_playback_quality_bias_to_Power_Options.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Video playback quality bias." from Power Options
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Video_playback_quality_bias_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 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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color fails on video playback

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

Please help me answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

1. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to this issue?
   
2. Are you accessing Facebook on a browser or using an app?
   
3. Is the color fade issue specific to playing video on Facebook?
   

This issue can occur if some of the system files and drivers are not working as expected.

A: Suggest you to
update the display driver from Device Manager and restart the computer to check if that helps.

B: If you accessing Facebook using a browser, then suggest you to use a different browser to check if that makes any difference.

You may also want to make changes to the ‘Advanced power settings’ under Control Panel – Power Options-‘Multimedia Settings’.

• Expand Multimedia Settings’.
  
• Expand ‘When playing video’.
  
• Click on ‘Optimize power savings’ for both ‘On Battery and ‘Plugged in’ drop down.
  
• Click ‘Apply’ and ‘Ok’. If need be then restart the computer to check if that helps with the video quality.
  

C: Further, you may also want to refer to the
video playback settings in Windows 10 and check if that makes any difference.

Hope this helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed.

Regards,

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Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

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Hi Nate,

Let us tweak the settings of your Playback device to improve its playback quality. Follow these steps:

• On your System tray, right-click the Sound icon and click
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• Click the current playback device.
• Click on Properties, then Advanced.
• Set the rate and bit depth to either the lower or higher 24bit.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

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Hi David,

We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.

Before proceeding, we need whether you play the video from the website/Movies and TV app?

I suggest you to run the video playback troubleshooter and check if it resolves the issue. Follow the below steps.

• 
  Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Control Panel
  
• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on Hardware and devices under
  Troubleshoot computer problems.
  
• 
  Click on Video playback under Windows.
  
• 
  Click on Advanced on the Video playback dialog box and click on
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• 
  Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the Video playback troubleshooter.
  

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

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Hi Rod,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing in accessing the videos on Windows Media Player. We will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• What exactly happens when you try to access the playback videos?

Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run the below troubleshooters and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Press Windows key, type troubleshooting
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• Click on View all in the left pane.
• Click onWindows Media Player DVD and follow the onscreen instructions.
• Follow the same to Windows Media Player Settings as well.

Also, refer to the Microsoft article to know more about:
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Step 2: I suggest you to install the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type
  updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on
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Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

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Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

Try the following methods and check if it helps:

Method 1: Run the Video Playback troubleshooter and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• Type troubleshooting in the search bar.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
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• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

If the issue persists then follow the below method.

Method 2:

I suggest you to update the Display adapters driver from the Device Manager and check if it works.

Follow the below steps:

• Right click on Start button and click on Device Manager.
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If the issue persists then install the latest graphic driver from the manufacturer and check if it helps.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.