Critical battery notification action
- Policy ID
- DCBatteryDischargeAction0_2
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Power Management › Notification Settings
Description
This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when battery capacity reaches the critical battery notification level.
If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions:
-Take no action
-Sleep
-Hibernate
-Shut down
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\637EA02F-BBCB-4015-8E2C-A1C7B9C0B546 View registry values
- DCSettingIndexREG_DWORD