A power plan lets you customize how long it takes your computer to turn off monitor / hard drive, or go into sleep after your computer is idle. In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps to create a power plan in Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7 to customize how your computer uses power.

How to Create a Power Plan in Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7?

1. Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog, type powercfg.cpl and press Enter to open the Power Options window.

   

2. Click the “Create a power plan” link in the left navigational menu.

   

3. Select an existing power plan as the base for your new plan, type in a plan name you want and click Next.

   

4. Choose how long before your monitor turns off and how long before your computer goes to sleep. You can either set a certain amount of time, or set it to never. Finally click on Create.

   

5. When you come back to the Power Options window, you can see that new power plan is automatically set as active.

   

That’s it!