Windows 7: Power Options Shortcut - Create

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This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Power Options shortcut to select a power plan in Windows 7.

OPTION ONE

To Download the "Power Options" Shortcut

1. Click on the download button below to download the file below

Power_Options.zip

2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the Power Options shortcut to your desktop.

4. Right click on the Power Options shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.

5. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.

OPTION TWO

To Manually Create the "Power Options" Shortcut

1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste either location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}

OR

%windir%\System32\control.exe powercfg.cpl

OR

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL powercfg.cpl

OR

%windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.PowerOptions

3. Type Power Options for the name, and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.

4. Right click on the new Power Options shortcut on the Desktop, and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)

6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

%SystemRoot%\System32\powercpl.dll

7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click on OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

9. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.