How to Add or Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" from Power Options in Windows


The Processor performance increase threshold setting in Power Options allows users to specify the upper busy threshold that must be met before increasing the processor's performance state (in percentage).

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Processor performance increase threshold setting under Processor power management in Power Options for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this setting in Power Options.

Contents

• Option One: Add or Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" in Power Options using Command Prompt
• Option Two: Add or Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" in Power Options using REG file

EXAMPLE: "Processor performance increase threshold" in Power Options

OPTION ONE

Add or Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" in Power Options using Command Prompt

1 Open an elevated command prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter.

(Add)
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\06cadf0e-64ed-448a-8927-ce7bf90eb35d /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

OR

(Remove - default)
powercfg -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR 06cadf0e-64ed-448a-8927-ce7bf90eb35d +ATTRIB_HIDE

3 You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.

OPTION TWO

Add or Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" in Power Options using REG file

The downloaded .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\06cadf0e-64ed-448a-8927-ce7bf90eb35d

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 "Processor performance increase threshold" to Power Options

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Processor_performance_increase_threshold_to_Power_Options.reg

Download

3 To Remove "Processor performance increase threshold" from Power Options

This is the default setting if supported by your processor.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Processor_performance_increase_threshold_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/tap 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 Brink

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