Guide | How To How To Create Shortcuts to Access your Power Plans

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Full Guide by HTG: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/create-a-shortcut-or-hotkey-to-switch-power-plans/
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I use this to switch between Power Plans, without needing to access the system tray or Mobility Center (Win+X,b)
  • Use powercfg command line: powercfg /list
  • Copy GUID(s) to notepad
  • Create shortcuts on desktop
  • Change icons of shortcuts using C:\Windows\System32\powercpl.dll
Do you regularly use different Power Plans on Windows?
 

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