Select an active power plan: registry value ActivePowerScheme (InboxActiveSchemeOverride_2)ComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings

Policy ID: InboxActiveSchemeOverride_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

Registry

ActivePowerScheme

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Active Power Plan:

Options
Item	Stored value
Automatic (recommended)	381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e
Power Saver	a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a
High Performance	8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings]

; Options (use only one)
; Automatic (recommended)
"ActivePowerScheme"="381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e"
; Power Saver
"ActivePowerScheme"="a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a"
; High Performance
"ActivePowerScheme"="8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c"

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Automatic (recommended)
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings" /v "ActivePowerScheme" /t REG_SZ /d "381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e" /f
:: Power Saver
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings" /v "ActivePowerScheme" /t REG_SZ /d "a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a" /f
:: High Performance
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings" /v "ActivePowerScheme" /t REG_SZ /d "8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c" /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Automatic (recommended)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings' -Name 'ActivePowerScheme' -PropertyType String -Value '381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e' -Force | Out-Null
# Power Saver
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings' -Name 'ActivePowerScheme' -PropertyType String -Value 'a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a' -Force | Out-Null
# High Performance
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings' -Name 'ActivePowerScheme' -PropertyType String -Value '8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c' -Force | Out-Null