Balanced because Windows 11 does not seem to let you use anything else. I set a Windows 11 PC to use High Performance once and it changed it back.
Hi Sampei Nihira, Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about. Power Plan? My PSU (Power Supply Unit)?
Balanced unless I run a benchmark on my cpu. Then I set it to High Performance so that it runs at 5.0 GHz. This is to make sure it's still performing OK--it's not a recent model.
I got a gaming PC, not to play games but to enjoy a high performance machine. Therefore, Ultimate Performance Plan is the only one for me. Been using it on this PC for the last 3 years.
Hi, I usually use High performance. You who use a gaming pc,can you explain the advantage of using Ultimate Performance? From my point of view the difference is only in the brightness of the screen.
Maybe in your case but not in mine. I have only Balanced there. It can be due to the dual graphics on my machine and the different power plan for each one.
Yes, I know I could create my own power plan. Btw, the article below greatly describes all the options to restore missing power plans. It looks like Solution 4 changes the power plan regardless of the settings in Control Panel. https://appuals.com/how-to-restore-missing-power-plan-options-on-windows-10/
It has to be more than just the brightness of the screen otherwise there would not have been any reason to introduce it. When I researched it about 3 years ago, I could not find anything conclusive, other than just the generic info that it maximizes the utilization of CPU and RAM clock signals to extract most out of the hardware. I then came across an article from Microsoft introducing this new plan in Windows 10, and I took the engineers on their word. Here is a link to the article, scroll down to the "New Features for Windows 10 Pro for Workstations" https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2018/02/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17101-fast-build-17604-skip-ahead/ Well, if the designers of the OS are saying that this new plan is a step up from the high performance plan, then I did not feel the need to research it further, and switched to it to get the maximum out of my new high-end system.
P.S. I changed my vote. Ultimate Performance plan. I reduced the screen luninosity to the previous value.
The Ultimate Performance is only meant to exist on a desktop. All it really does it set power management to never turn off anything. No HD idle timeout, no NIC idle timeout, etc. You wouldn't notice the difference in normal usage if you are actively using your PC. In some cases with a Windows Update they will blow it back out. I've seen laptops where Balanced is the only option and if you add the others MS blows it out and resets you back to Balanced. They have done a lot of questionable things when they install updates. Turning Fast startup back on, blowing out custom registry entries, deleting your System Restore points, etc.
Balanced (as long as the game doesn't need special treatment) Maybe Process Lasso could help with windows 11 power plan problems for the users affected by it.
Try making the UP plan visible and then verify: https://computersluggish.com/window...ndows-11-add-ultimate-performance-power-plan/
It is available on laptops as long as they are running Windows pro or Enterprise, the option is just hidden and needs to be enabled. I have been using it for 3 years now and I have not experienced a single instance of Windows update resetting it to default. Must be some other conflict that resets it.
