Prevent indexing when running on battery power to conserve energy
- Policy ID
- PreventIndexOnBattery
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 with Windows Search version 3.01, or any version of Microsoft Windows with Windows Search 4.0 or later
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Search
Description
If enabled, the indexer pauses whenever the computer is running on battery. If disabled, the indexing follows the default behavior. Default is disabled.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- PreventIndexOnBatteryREG_DWORD