How to reset power plan to default in Windows

Over time, you may have customized power plans to meet your specific requirements, but what if you want to reset them?

Whether you want to solve a power-related issue or simply start from scratch, resetting power plans on your Windows 10 or 11 PC is pretty straightforward. There are a few ways you can go about this. Let's find out more details through the article below!

Reset power plan to default using Control Panel

The Power Options applet in Control Panel makes it easy to customize various power management settings on your Windows computer. You may have used it to create and modify power plans on your PC. In addition, it also gives you the option to restore those plans to their default settings.

To reset the power plan to its default settings using the Control Panel, follow these steps:

1. Click the zoom icon on the taskbar or use the keyboard shortcut Win + S to open the search menu.
2. Type control panel in the text box and press Enter.
3. Tap the drop-down menu in the top right corner to change the view type to Large icons or Small icons .
4. Select the Power Options applet .
5. Go to the Change plan settings link next to the plan you want to reset.
6. Enable the Change advanced power settings option .
7. Click the Restore plan defaults button .
8. Select Yes when the confirmation prompt appears.
9. Click OK to close the Power Options dialog box.

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You can also repeat the above steps to reset other power plans. Before doing that, you should write down any changes that you want to reapply after the reset.

Reset power plan to default using Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell

While the Control Panel makes it simple to reset the power plan to its default settings, doing so for each individual power plan can take a long time. So what if you want to reset all power plans to their default settings at once?

To make this work, you can use a command line tool like Command Prompt or PowerShell on your computer. Do not worry; the process is not as difficult as it seems and only requires you to run a single command.

To reset all power plans to default using Command Prompt or PowerShell, follow these steps:

1. Press Win + S to open the search menu.
2. Type Command Prompt or PowerShell in the search box and select Run as administrator from the right.
3. Select Yes when the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears.
4. Type the following command into the console and press Enter .

powercfg -restoredefaultschemes

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It is done! When you run the above command, Windows will reset all power plans to their default settings.

Lesley Montoya

Update 07 August 2023