Now, why is the CPU not boosting correctly on a machine only 6 months old and not choked with dust? Under investigation. Running powercfg energy report and firmware updates.
March 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Now, why is the CPU not boosting correctly on a machine only 6 months old and not choked with dust? Under investigation. Running powercfg energy report and firmware updates.
Random Windows tip of the day -
If your PC isn't going to sleep, try opening an elevated command prompt window and running:
powercfg /requests
Power requests prevent the computer from automatically powering off the display or entering low power sleep mode
If your PC isn't going to sleep, try opening an elevated command prompt window and running:
powercfg /requests
Power requests prevent the computer from automatically powering off the display or entering low power sleep mode
April 15, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Random Windows tip of the day -
If your PC isn't going to sleep, try opening an elevated command prompt window and running:
powercfg /requests
Power requests prevent the computer from automatically powering off the display or entering low power sleep mode
If your PC isn't going to sleep, try opening an elevated command prompt window and running:
powercfg /requests
Power requests prevent the computer from automatically powering off the display or entering low power sleep mode
If you're not familiar with the powercfg command, that's not the only useful thing it can do: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Powercfg command-line options
You can use the powercfg.exe tool to control power schemes (also named power plans) to use the available sleep states, to control the power states of individual devices, and to analyze the system for ...
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April 15, 2024 at 10:46 PM
If you're not familiar with the powercfg command, that's not the only useful thing it can do: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Ce guide explique à quoi sert hiberfil.sys, comment choisir entre réduction et suppression, puis quelles commandes powercfg utiliser pour appliquer ou annuler votre choix.
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September 22, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Ce guide explique à quoi sert hiberfil.sys, comment choisir entre réduction et suppression, puis quelles commandes powercfg utiliser pour appliquer ou annuler votre choix.
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reminder that you can know what device/setting last woke up your Windows PC with powercfg /lastwake in case you are having issues and want to know what keeps waking it up.
![PS C:\Users\david> powercfg /lastwake
Wake History Count - 1
Wake History [0]
Wake Source Count - 1
Wake Source [0]
Type: Device
Instance Path: USB\VID_046D&PID_C52B\8&1df5232&0&1
Friendly Name:
Description: USB Composite Device
Manufacturer: (Standard USB Host Controller)
PS C:\Users\david>](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7z6ygj7tp4hj7uo4chbiclbe/bafkreiawxkhaeplbqyr6wapkmslydwjrsrc43odemlfpjdypfns7eo26z4)
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 AM
reminder that you can know what device/setting last woke up your Windows PC with powercfg /lastwake in case you are having issues and want to know what keeps waking it up.
"How did you manage to burn 500W overnight on Wednesday?!"
That's what happens when Cyan's Windows PC decides not to go to sleep for silly reasons, and it was running Black Myth Wukong the whole night ^^;; (fixed it!)
`powercfg /requestsoverride` is terribly underdocumented but does work!
That's what happens when Cyan's Windows PC decides not to go to sleep for silly reasons, and it was running Black Myth Wukong the whole night ^^;; (fixed it!)
`powercfg /requestsoverride` is terribly underdocumented but does work!
August 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"How did you manage to burn 500W overnight on Wednesday?!"
That's what happens when Cyan's Windows PC decides not to go to sleep for silly reasons, and it was running Black Myth Wukong the whole night ^^;; (fixed it!)
`powercfg /requestsoverride` is terribly underdocumented but does work!
That's what happens when Cyan's Windows PC decides not to go to sleep for silly reasons, and it was running Black Myth Wukong the whole night ^^;; (fixed it!)
`powercfg /requestsoverride` is terribly underdocumented but does work!
oh my god, Asus tech support is awful.
TS: "Please run powercfg"
me: "Okay what switch do you want me to use?"
TS: "Just powercfg all together, no spaces"
me: "okay, it says invalid parameters"
TS: "Please run powercfg"
me: "Okay what switch do you want me to use?"
TS: "Just powercfg all together, no spaces"
me: "okay, it says invalid parameters"
September 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
oh my god, Asus tech support is awful.
TS: "Please run powercfg"
me: "Okay what switch do you want me to use?"
TS: "Just powercfg all together, no spaces"
me: "okay, it says invalid parameters"
TS: "Please run powercfg"
me: "Okay what switch do you want me to use?"
TS: "Just powercfg all together, no spaces"
me: "okay, it says invalid parameters"
For posterity to anyone sharing this hyper-specific scenario, here's the command to run in an elevated command prompt:
powercfg -requestsoverride process obs64.exe display
Excluding "display" reverts the settings. Other overrides not recommended, as sleepmode mid-recording is understandably buggy
powercfg -requestsoverride process obs64.exe display
Excluding "display" reverts the settings. Other overrides not recommended, as sleepmode mid-recording is understandably buggy
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For posterity to anyone sharing this hyper-specific scenario, here's the command to run in an elevated command prompt:
powercfg -requestsoverride process obs64.exe display
Excluding "display" reverts the settings. Other overrides not recommended, as sleepmode mid-recording is understandably buggy
powercfg -requestsoverride process obs64.exe display
Excluding "display" reverts the settings. Other overrides not recommended, as sleepmode mid-recording is understandably buggy
Ce guide présente les deux réglages sous Windows 11 et Windows 10, la commande powercfg à employer lorsque l’option graphique manque, ainsi que les vérifications à effectuer avant de conserver la modification.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Ce guide présente les deux réglages sous Windows 11 et Windows 10, la commande powercfg à employer lorsque l’option graphique manque, ainsi que les vérifications à effectuer avant de conserver la modification.
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Wish that OBS allowed screensavers to run by default, instead of needing to dig for a workaround via powercfg. The ability to use a pure-black screensaver on my new OLED monitors is great, and having OBS as a replay tool is also great, but they go together like oil and water out-of-the-box
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Wish that OBS allowed screensavers to run by default, instead of needing to dig for a workaround via powercfg. The ability to use a pure-black screensaver on my new OLED monitors is great, and having OBS as a replay tool is also great, but they go together like oil and water out-of-the-box
User: WAAAAAH MY BATTERY IS DYING, IT DRAINED FULLY OVERNIGHT!
Me: powercfg /batteryreport
Me: powercfg /batteryreport
June 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
User: WAAAAAH MY BATTERY IS DYING, IT DRAINED FULLY OVERNIGHT!
Me: powercfg /batteryreport
Me: powercfg /batteryreport
...I just figured out something EXTREMELY pertinent...
Since doing the major Win 11 update, apps I had forced not to power throttle through the powercfg command line utility were once again being throttled when in the background, so I looked more into how powercfg /POWERTHROTTLE actually works...-
Since doing the major Win 11 update, apps I had forced not to power throttle through the powercfg command line utility were once again being throttled when in the background, so I looked more into how powercfg /POWERTHROTTLE actually works...-
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
...I just figured out something EXTREMELY pertinent...
Since doing the major Win 11 update, apps I had forced not to power throttle through the powercfg command line utility were once again being throttled when in the background, so I looked more into how powercfg /POWERTHROTTLE actually works...-
Since doing the major Win 11 update, apps I had forced not to power throttle through the powercfg command line utility were once again being throttled when in the background, so I looked more into how powercfg /POWERTHROTTLE actually works...-
REM (Hibernate is off by default, use command:
powercfg -h on
REM to enable Hibernate)
powercfg -h on
REM to enable Hibernate)
November 3, 2024 at 12:03 PM
REM (Hibernate is off by default, use command:
powercfg -h on
REM to enable Hibernate)
powercfg -h on
REM to enable Hibernate)
powercfg /queryaltitudes has been backported to Dev and Beta (26200.5570, 26120.3941), to get it enable feature ID 55245340
April 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
powercfg /queryaltitudes has been backported to Dev and Beta (26200.5570, 26120.3941), to get it enable feature ID 55245340
There's a new /queryaltitudes option for powercfg in Canary build 27766.
January 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There's a new /queryaltitudes option for powercfg in Canary build 27766.
the energy requests it sends to the system (listed with powercfg /requests in a powershell)
July 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
the energy requests it sends to the system (listed with powercfg /requests in a powershell)
January 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Om ni vill kolla status på hur bra batteri ni har på er Windows-laptop, öppna CMD och skriv powercfg /batteryreport, så visas intressanta fakta om och status på ert batteri. Kan vara kul att veta. 💻 #ITbluppen
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Om ni vill kolla status på hur bra batteri ni har på er Windows-laptop, öppna CMD och skriv powercfg /batteryreport, så visas intressanta fakta om och status på ert batteri. Kan vara kul att veta. 💻 #ITbluppen
Laptop battery replacement successful. Went from a tired battery that could hold no more than 2 hours on a charge to something better, hopefully. Haven't calibrated it yet.
February 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Laptop battery replacement successful. Went from a tired battery that could hold no more than 2 hours on a charge to something better, hopefully. Haven't calibrated it yet.
Dans ce guide, vous allez voir comment identifier la cause avec powercfg, puis restaurer l’option de mise en veille sur Windows 11 ou Windows 10.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Dans ce guide, vous allez voir comment identifier la cause avec powercfg, puis restaurer l’option de mise en veille sur Windows 11 ou Windows 10.
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Fwiw: `powercfg /lastwake` or `powercfg /devicequery wake_armed` usually find the culprit and Device Manager can turn it off per device. Middle of the night may be a wake timer though, those are turned off elsewhere.
(Haven't used Windows in a while but used to have these problems A LOT. Was WoL.)
(Haven't used Windows in a while but used to have these problems A LOT. Was WoL.)
July 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Fwiw: `powercfg /lastwake` or `powercfg /devicequery wake_armed` usually find the culprit and Device Manager can turn it off per device. Middle of the night may be a wake timer though, those are turned off elsewhere.
(Haven't used Windows in a while but used to have these problems A LOT. Was WoL.)
(Haven't used Windows in a while but used to have these problems A LOT. Was WoL.)
Dans ce guide, vous allez voir comment modifier le délai d’extinction de l’écran sous Windows 11, le désactiver, régler séparément batterie et secteur, utiliser powercfg et résoudre les cas où l’écran s’éteint trop tôt ou ne s’éteint jamais.
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September 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Dans ce guide, vous allez voir comment modifier le délai d’extinction de l’écran sous Windows 11, le désactiver, régler séparément batterie et secteur, utiliser powercfg et résoudre les cas où l’écran s’éteint trop tôt ou ne s’éteint jamais.
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Win - cmd - Від імені адміністратора
powercfg /h off
powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0
це щоб не було синіх екранів смерті від кривих оновлень бо вінда вирішила поспать посеред встановлення
powercfg /h off
powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0
це щоб не було синіх екранів смерті від кривих оновлень бо вінда вирішила поспать посеред встановлення
April 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Win - cmd - Від імені адміністратора
powercfg /h off
powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0
це щоб не було синіх екранів смерті від кривих оновлень бо вінда вирішила поспать посеред встановлення
powercfg /h off
powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0
це щоб не було синіх екранів смерті від кривих оновлень бо вінда вирішила поспать посеред встановлення