How to Add or Remove 'Turn off hard disk after' from Power Options in Windows 10
The Turn off hard disk after setting in Power Options lets users set to have hard disks (HDD) power down after a specified time of HDD inactivity is detected. This setting will not affect a SSD (Solid State Drive) or NVMe.
Having your HDDs automatically turned off after being idle can help save energy and extend a PC's battery life.
When you or anything tries to access a HDD that has been turned off, there will be a delay of a few seconds as the HDD automatically spins back up and is turned back on before being able to access it.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Turn off hard disk after setting under Hard disk in Power Options for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove this setting in Power Options.
Contents
- Option One: Add or Remove "Turn off hard disk after" in Power Options using Command Prompt
- Option Two: Add or Remove "Turn off hard disk after" in Power Options using REG file
EXAMPLE: "Turn off hard disk after" in Power Options
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)
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442\6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
OR
(Remove)
powercfg -attributes SUB_DISK 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e +ATTRIB_HIDE
3 You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.
The downloaded .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442\6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e
Attributes DWORD
1 = Remove
2 = Add
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
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_Turn_off_hard_disk_after_to_Power_Options.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Turn_off_hard_disk_after_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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