User can customize the default power behavior as follows. Close Lid: Choose what Windows does when a laptop lid is closed.

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1 [How To] Power Plan Setting in Windows 10 Affected Model: Windows 10 system User can customize the default power behavior as follows. Sleep: Windows starts up faster and instantly back to where you left off when you wake up your laptop. Battery draining is lower in this mode, so you don t have to worry that you will lose your work because of your battery draining. Hibernate: Uses less power than sleep and when you start up the Laptop, you re back to where you left off. But the wake speed isn t faster than sleep. Shut down: Choose what the power buttons do. Close Lid: Choose what Windows does when a laptop lid is closed. Power Saver: When your laptop reaches 20% battery life, Windows will automatically lower your display s brightness, stop background actions & push notifications to stretch the battery life. If the power plan/setting behavior is not working as expected, please refer to [Advanced Power Settings] for further adjustments. 1

2 Sleep : 1. Open Power Options: (You can take either one of the two actions.) I. Right click on battery icon on the lower right coner of screen and select [Power Options]. II. Type [Power & Sleep settings] in the search box on Windows taskbar and then select [Power & Sleep settings]. Click [Additional power settings] on the right panel. 2

3 2. Open Sleep Settings: Step 1. Choose a power plan default you want on the left side, for example, [Balanced (Recommended)]. Step 2. Click [Change plan Settings] on the right side. 3. Edit Sleep Settings: In the drop down list, you can set the amount of idle time before entering sleep mode from [1 minute] to [Never]. 4. Click [Save changes] to apply the settings. 3

4 Hibernate : 1. Open Power Options: (You can take either one of the two actions.) I. Right click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen and select [Power Options]. II. Type [Power & Sleep settings] in the search box on Windows taskbar and then select [Power & Sleep settings]. Click [Additional power settings] on the right panel. 4

Then, Click [Change plan Settings] on the right side. Step 2. Click [Change advanced power settings]. 3.

5 2. Open Hibernate Settings: Step 1. Choose a power plan default you want on the left side, for example, [High performance]. Then, Click [Change plan Settings] on the right side. Step 2. Click [Change advanced power settings]. 3. Edit Hibernate Settings: Click [Hibernate after] under [Sleep] item. You can set the amount of idle time before entering hibernate mode from [1 minute] to [Never]. Click [OK] to apply the settings. 5

6 Shut down: 1. Open Power Options: (You can take either one of the two actions.) I. Right click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen and select [Power Options]. II. Type [Power & Sleep settings] in the search box on Windows taskbar and then select [Power & Sleep settings]. Click [Additional power settings] on the right panel. 6

7 2. Open Shut down Setting: Click [Choose what the power buttons do] on the left side of power options. 3. Edit Shut down Settings: In the drop down list of [When I press the power button:] item, you can set the power button action. 4. Click [Save changes] to apply the settings. 7

8 Close Lid: 1. Open Power Options: (You can take either one of the two actions.) I. Right click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen and select [Power Options]. II. Type [Power & Sleep settings] in the search box on Windows taskbar and then select [Power & Sleep settings]. Click [Additional power settings] on the right panel. 8

9 2. Open Close Lid Settings: Click [Choose what closing the lid does] on the left side of power options. 3. Edit Close Lid Settings: In the drop down list of [When I close the lid:], you can set the action when you close the lid. 4. Click [Save changes] to apply the settings. 9

Power Saver This item is only available in battery mode. 1. Turn on/off Power Saver mode: Left click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen.

Left click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen. Step2. Right click on battery saver icon and select [Go to Settings]. II.

10 Power Saver This item is only available in battery mode. 1. Turn on/off Power Saver mode: Left click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen. Then click [Battery saver] to turn on/off [Battery saver]. 2. Edit Power Saver Settings: I. Open Power Saver: Step1. Left click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen. Step2. Right click on battery saver icon and select [Go to Settings]. II. Turn battery saver on automatically if my battery falls below: a. Turn on the setting: Check the checkbox to enable the feature and you can adjust the battery life percentage when this function is triggered. 10

11 b. Turn off the setting: Uncheck the checkbox to disable this feature. III. Battery saver status until next charge: a. Turn on the setting: Activate the slider to enable it. b. Turn off the setting: Un-activate the slider to disable it. IV. Lower screen brightness while in battery saver: a. Turn on the setting: Check the checkbox to lower brightness automatically. b. Turn off the setting: Uncheck the checkbox to disable the function. 11

12 Advanced Power Settings You can check and adjust each setting under [Sleep] item to make sure the behavior matches the power plan you applied. 1. Open Power Options: (You can take either one of the two actions.) I. Right click on battery icon on the lower right corner of screen and select [Power Options]. II. Type [Power & Sleep settings] in the search box on Windows taskbar and then select [Power & Sleep settings]. Click [Additional power settings] on the right panel. 12

13 2. Open Advanced Power Settings: Click [Change plan settings] on the right side of power options, and then select [Change Advanced Power Settings]. 3. Edit Advanced Power Settings: You can edit power plan details in each drop-down list. If you are setting up the general power plan, you can click [Hibernate after] under [Sleep after] item. It can set the amount of idle time before entering sleep mode from [1 minute] to [Never]. 13

14 If you want to edit power plan for particular device, for example, to prevent Wiressless adapter (WLAN card) from disconnection of power saving, click [Power Saving Mode] under [Wiress Adapter Settings] item, and set it to [Maximum Performance]. 4. Click [OK] to apply the settings. 14

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