How to create your own power plan in Windows 10

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On our Windows 10 computer, we are given the possibility to choose from several power plans that come by default in the computer. There are a total of three options in this regard. Although it is possible that for users these plans do not fit what they need. So there is the possibility of creating our own power plan on the computer, so that it adjusts to our use of it.

So, we can configure all kinds of aspects in this power plan. Think about aspects such as the time it will take for the screen to turn off, the brightness level, or how certain buttons will behave in Windows 10. These are the aspects that must be considered when creating a power plan.

The steps in this regard are not really complicated. So all kinds of users will be able to follow them to create their own power plan in the operating system in this way. It is something much simpler than many users think. What we have to do is the following:

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Create your own power plan in Windows 10

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First of all we have to go to the control panel. To do this, we enter the control panel in the search bar that we have on the taskbar, and click on that option. Once inside this control panel, we go to the hardware and sound section. Inside there is where we find the energy options section, which is the one we have to click on in this regard.

When we have entered that option or section, we will see that a menu appears on the left panel of the screen. We have to look at this menu, because in it is where we find the function "Create a power plan." It is precisely what interests us in this specific case. We click on it and wait for a new window to open on the screen, with an assistant in it.

Windows 10 puts a kind of assistant at our disposal, which will help us create this personalized energy plan. We will be asked to give this plan a name first, which will be whatever we want. It is not something that has too much importance, after the name, we give the next button.

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On the next screen actually start setting up this power plan. We are first asked to configure the sleep mode of the computer screen. That is, how long does it take until the screen turns off if we do not use the computer. In addition to choosing how long we want to pass until Windows 10 enters that sleep mode. This is something that each user must determine to their liking.

On the other hand, se allows us to adjust the screen brightness that said power plan is going to have. If we have already found the brightness we want to use, then we can now click on the create button, so that said power plan for the computer is now official. It is not something that takes us a long time, as you can see.

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When we have created it, we will be taken back to the page where are the power plans that are in Windows 10. Among them we already see the new plan that we have created. If we click on the option to change the plan configuration and then we enter the option called «Change advanced power settings«, We will be able to configure various aspects of it. For further customization of this plan. It allows us to configure certain additional details, which surely make it more comfortable for users.

Once this is configured, we can exit that screen and we can mark the plan, so that it is the one that starts working on our Windows 10 computer. We have already created and established our own power plan.


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