Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10  

Seems like not only does Modern Standby prevent you from seeing the other options, it also doesn't show the other default plans with "powercfg -list". It'll only list "balanced" but the other plans are hidden. Still can duplicate them but the duplicates are also hidden as well...

Could you maybe add Reset and Restore Power Plans to Default Settings in Windows 10 to the first option in case they deleted the "hidden" default plans? it should restore them using powercfg -restoredefaultschemes

Try3 said:

Whilst the issue can exist, it has nothing to do with S0 Modern standby.
- I have one proper computer that still lists High performance & Power saver as well.
- I have one proper computer that only lists Balanced.
- And I also I have one S0 Modern standby computer that only lists Balanced.

Denis

Any idea what this issue could be caused by?
I have a S0 Modern Standby computer that only lists Balanced and will never add any new plans if duplicating one of the other default plans.
I also have a S3 computer that only lists Balanced, but will add new plans to "additional plans" if I duplicate one of the hidden default plans.

(In this case, hidden plans would be all of the default plans except the Balanced plan)

Try3 said:

None at all but new computers probably come with whatever setup the maker has decided upon [i.e. whether or not they have used the procedures in this tutorial in their default configuration]
- I just wanted to help you avoid disappearing down some blind alley by thinking S0 Modern standby was the cause.
- On my one proper computer that only lists Balanced the power plans disappeared from the list after the Version 1709 update [when that Power mode slider thing was first introduced].

I would have expected the procedures in this tutorial to resolve matters for you.
- I would have thought that Option 1 would work in most cases and that Option 2 would work in all others.

Denis

Same here, I remember having the other power plan options before a certain update (forgot which). Now the S3 computer will not list any of the other default plans unless duplicated. I suppose it's nothing much to worry about.

Also most of the time these schemes are still in the computer themselves. Even with S0 Modern Standby you can use "powercfg -setactive <scheme name>" and still switch to the hidden default plans. There are also some new scheme names, probably for the battery slider.

Try3 said:

- I just wanted to help you avoid disappearing down some blind alley by thinking S0 Modern standby was the cause.

Well it worked for me when all other options did not. After disabling S0 Low Power Idle state my three default Power plans are now visible.

I'll keep an eye on whether or not disabling Modern standby presents any problems down the track.

Thanks for the feedback.

I only noticed that my new (former S0) laptop, now in S3, gets BSOD when trying to sleep. So I disabled Sleep completely and shutdown now. Must be a BIOS thingy but I can't bother anymore.
Pitty. I assume this Modern Standy was the brain fart of someone at microsoft who didn't had his coffee yet. Nobody wants this!
On a desktop maybe, on a laptop it might even be dangerous if it is in you bag and it decides to wake up for whatever is so important it needs to do when you are not using it. May even catch fire

Cheers