System Restore Missing Power Plans in Windows 11

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This tutorial will show you how to restore the built-in Balanced, High performance, Power saver, and/or Ultimate Performance power plans if missing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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. A power plan is also known as a power scheme.

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

Windows 10/11 includes the following power plans by default:
  • Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people. Allows you to change your Power Mode.
  • 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 in the Windows 10/11 Pro for Workstations edition by default, but can be added to any edition. 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 by default.

Windows 11 devices that support Modern Standby will usually only have the Balanced power plan scheme available by default, and can only add custom power plans.




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EXAMPLE: Power Plans

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Option One

Restore "Balanced" Power Plan


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Balanced" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Balanced" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Balanced.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Balanced.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Balanced.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

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

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the Balanced.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Balanced.pow" 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Two

Restore "High performance" Power Plan


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "High performance" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "High performance" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the High_performance.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the High_performance.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the High performance.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the High performance.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\High performance.pow" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Three

Restore "Power saver" Power Plan


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Power saver" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Power saver" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Power_saver.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Power_saver.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Power saver.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -import "Full path of .pow file" a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a​

Substitute Full path of .pow file in the command above with the actual full path of the Power saver.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Power saver.pow" a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Four

Restore "Ultimate Performance" Power Plan


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61​

3 Perform the appropriate step below:
  • If the "Ultimate Performance" power plan has been restored, then you can stop now.
  • If the "Ultimate Performance" power plan has not been restored, then continue on to step 4.
4 Click/tap on the download button below to download the Ultimate_Performance.zip file.


5 Save the ZIP file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the ZIP file.

7 Open the Ultimate_Performance.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Ultimate Performance.pow file to your desktop.

8 Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.

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 Ultimate Performance.pow file from step 4.

For example: powercfg -import "C:\Users\Brink\Desktop\Ultimate Performance.pow" e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61


9 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.




Option Five

Reset and Restore All Default Power Plans


This option will delete all custom power plans, restore all default power plans, and reset the settings for all built-in power plans to default.


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

powercfg -restoredefaultschemes​

3 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

powercfg_restoredefaultschemes.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


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dacrone said:
what? are you talking about the s0 / s3 standby issues? does your pc sleep if you win+x > u > s?
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If i create "PlatformAoAcOverride" set to 0?
Then no it does not and it cant be enabled either, only hibernate, but i get access to the hidden power plans.

But if i remove "PlatformAoAcOverride" then only Balanced Power Plan remains and it cant be duplicated, unhidden or imported from file either.

I was hoping someone knew a "Best of both Worlds" approach that would give me both the unhidden power plans and the Sleep mode.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Enterprise
NAKASAN said:
If i create "PlatformAoAcOverride" set to 0?
Then no it does not and it cant be enabled either, only hibernate, but i get access to the hidden power plans.

But if i remove "PlatformAoAcOverride" then only Balanced Power Plan remains and it cant be duplicated, unhidden or imported from file either.

I was hoping someone knew a "Best of both Worlds" approach that would give me both the unhidden power plans and the Sleep mode.
Click to expand...

Using the "Best Performance" Power Mode level with the Balanced power plan selected is how you can do this with Modern Standby enabled. This way you don't need any other power plan.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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