GetCurrentPowerPolicies function (powrprof.h)

Retrieves the current system power policy settings.

Syntax

BOOLEAN GetCurrentPowerPolicies(
  [out] PGLOBAL_POWER_POLICY pGlobalPowerPolicy,
  [out] PPOWER_POLICY        pPowerPolicy
);

[out] pGlobalPowerPolicy

A pointer to a GLOBAL_POWER_POLICY structure that receives the current global power policy settings.

[out] pPowerPolicy

A pointer to a POWER_POLICY structure that receives the power policy settings that are unique to the active power scheme.

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

To update the current power policy settings, call the WriteGlobalPwrPolicy or WritePwrScheme functions.

For more information on using PowrProf.h, see Power Schemes.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	powrprof.h
Library	PowrProf.lib
DLL	PowrProf.dll