Power Plan keeps changing

Question

Hi, I have a problem with my laptop, every time my pc keeps choosing the power plan High Performance which makes my CPU run at 100% and makes me loose about 40 to 60 fps in games. I keep choosing balanced which is the best for fps but it keeps changing automatically every 3 minutes. Is there a way to disable High Performance so it doesn't change every time?

Answer 1

I tried the method you sent me and it doesn't work, the High Performance keeps choosing itself sometimes.

Answer 2

Method 1:

Let’s run the power troubleshooter and check if that helps.

a. Press Windows key on the keyboard.

b. In the search box, type Troubleshooting and press Enter.

c. Click on ‘System and Security’ and click on ‘Power’ click on next to run the troubleshooter.

Method 2:

If the issue persists, I suggest you to restore the power plans to default and check if it helps.

Step 1: Reset and restore the power plans to default:

Right-click on Start button and click on Command Prompt (Admin).



In the command prompt, type powercfg –restoredefaultschemes and hit Enter.



Exit command prompt.

Note: This would reset the power plan settings to default. Any customized power plans are would be removed.

Step 2:

Once the power plan is reset to default, you may create a new power plan and customize the same according to your needs.

Refer to the link:

Power plans: Frequently asked questions

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/po...

Note: Applies to Windows 10.

If that still does not work, try the following:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also run the System File Checker utility:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

Answer 3

Choose the balance plan, but before you shut down or restart, disable Fast Startup.

Press Windows key + X

Click Power options

Click Additional power settings under Related settings

Click Choose what the power button does

Click Change settings that are currently unavailable

Uncheck 'Turn on fast startup (recommended)

Click Save changes.

Click Restart now and see if it works.