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    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10

    How to Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Performance & Maintenance
    06 Jun 2022
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10


    A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two.

    All users (standard and administrator) will be able to make changes to any power plan settings.

    Changes made to a power plan will affect all users that have chosen the same power plan as their default active power scheme.

    Windows 10 includes the following default power plans:
    • Balanced - Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people.
    • Power saver - Saves power by reducing PC performance and screen brightness. If you're using a laptop, this plan can help you get the most from a single battery charge.
    • High performance - Maximizes screen brightness and might increase PC performance. This plan uses a lot more energy, so your laptop battery won't last as long between charges.
    • Ultimate Performance - Only available by default in the Windows 10 Pro for Workstations edition starting with Windows 10 build 17101. Provides ultimate performance on higher end PCs. It builds on the current High-Performance policy, and goes a step further to eliminate micro-latencies associated with fine grained power management techniques. As the power scheme is geared towards reducing micro-latencies it may directly impact hardware; and consume more power than the default balanced plan. The Ultimate Performance power policy is currently not available on battery powered systems.

    This tutorial will show you how to restore the Balanced, High performance, Power saver, or Ultimate Performance default power plan if missing in Windows 10.

    If your computer supports Modern Standby, you will only have the Balanced power plan available by default, and will not be able to add any other default power plan than Balanced. You will be able to change the power mode level to what you want though.

    You will still be able to create and add a custom power plan with Modern Standby.



    Contents

    • Option One: Restore Missing Default Power Plan by using Command
    • Option Two: Restore Missing Default Power Plan by Importing POW file



    EXAMPLE: Windows 10 default power plans
    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10-windows_10_power_plans.jpg






    OPTION ONE

    Restore Missing Default Power Plan by using Command


    1 Open a command prompt.

    2 Copy and paste the command below for the missing power plan you want to restore into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    (Power saver)
    powercfg -duplicatescheme a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a

    (Balanced)
    powercfg -duplicatescheme 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e

    (High Performance)
    powercfg -duplicatescheme 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

    (Ultimate Performance - Windows 10 build 17101 and later)
    powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

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

    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10-add_ultimate_performance_power_plan.png






    OPTION TWO

    Restore Missing Default Power Plan by Importing POW file


    You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option. This option can be handy if Option One will not work for you.


    1 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Default_Power_Plans.zip file.
    2 Save the Default_Power_Plans.zip file to your desktop.

    3. Unblock the Default_Power_Plans.zip file.

    4 Open the Default_Power_Plans.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Balanced.pow, High performance.pow, Power saver.pow, or Ultimate Performance.pow file to your desktop for the missing power plan you want to restore. (see screenshot below)

    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10-default_power_plans.zip.jpg

    5 Open an elevated command prompt.

    6 Type the command below for the power plan you want into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter to import the power plan (.pow file). (see screenshot below)


    (Balanced)
    powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e

    OR

    (Power saver)
    powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 40a2b0b8-9231-4fda-a3db-5c3de1e45d71

    OR

    (High performance)
    powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

    OR

    (Ultimate Performance)
    powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

    Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the .pow file (ex: "Ultimate Performance.pow") file from step 4.

    For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Ultimate Performance.pow"

    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10-import_ultimate_performace_power_plan.png

    7 When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn Brink






  1. Posts : 234
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home x64
       #1

    Fantastic, thank you Shawn ! @Brink. I needed this. Neil :)
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  2. Posts : 68,668
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       #2

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  3. Posts : 2,539
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit
       #3

    Thanks Brink, I was looking for something like this after I was left with just the Balanced power scheme.
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  4. Posts : 68,668
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       #4

    You're most welcome Virginia. I'm glad it could help.
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Version 1809 Build 18290.107
       #5

    Brink said:
    You're most welcome Virginia. I'm glad it could help.
    Actually, Importing these missing default power plans did not do anything on my Surface Book 2 as of 6/7/18 on Windows 10 Pro version 1803. It still only list "Balanced"
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  6. Posts : 68,668
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       #6

    Hello supersmilers, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    Odd. Does creating a custom power plan instead using the same name as a default power plan add them for you?

    Create Custom Power Plan in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
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    Windows 10 Pro x64 Version 1809 Build 18290.107
       #7

    Brink said:
    Hello supersmilers, and welcome to Ten Forums.
    Odd. Does creating a custom power plan instead using the same name as a default power plan add them for you?

    Create Custom Power Plan in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
    Nope. It just creates the custom ones not the default ones
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  8. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #8

    Do they not include the usual descriptions of the default ones for the custom plans?

    If you like, please post a screenshot showing your Power Options like the example in the screenshot to see if anything may stand out.
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Version 1809 Build 18290.107
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    Brink said:
    Do they not include the usual descriptions of the default ones for the custom plans?

    If you like, please post a screenshot showing your Power Options like the example in the screenshot to see if anything may stand out.
    Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10-screenshot-1-.png

    see the pic. those are attempts to create custom plans with same names
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