Learn how to change the power mode on your Windows PC to preserve your battery, limit notifications, and background activity.

There are many ways to shut down your PC—you can turn the PC off completely, you can make it sleep, or you can hibernate the PC. To shut down, select Start and then select Power > Shut down . Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and you’re instantly back to where you left off.

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Updates to the default screen and sleep settings now help you use energy more efficiently and extend battery life. You can find efficiency settings in Windows 11 at Settings > System > Power & battery .

To turn off your PC in Windows 10, select the Start button, select the Power button, and then select Shut down .

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Explains the configuration behavior for power plans and how changes may affect different power plans. Provides steps to configure the default plan and the active plan by using different methods.

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Select the Start button, then select Settings > System > Power & battery > Battery usage. For an app that lets you manage the background activity, select More options > Manage background activity.

This can help keep your PC more secure, help save battery power, and help you get back to work more quickly. To determine if your PC has a presence sensor, check to see if it has the Presence Sensing settings mentioned below. If it does, you can turn it on or off and change settings for it anytime—you’re in control.