How to Restore Default Power Plan Settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8

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This will show you how to reset and restore all of the default Power Plans back with their default settings, or how to restore a single Power Plan back to default settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

EXAMPLE: Default Power Plans


EXAMPLE: Missing Power Plans
NOTE: This is just an example of the power plans missing.

OPTION ONE

To Reset and Restore All Power Plans to Default

NOTE: This can be handy if you have a missing default power plan and would like to restore it, or would like to reset all default power plans back to their default settings.

1. Open a command prompt in Windows 7 or Windows 8.

2. In the command prompt, type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

3. Close the command prompt.

OPTION TWO

To Restore a Single Power Plan back to Default

NOTE: This will restore a single power plan that you select back to it's default settings.

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view) in Windows 7 or Windows 8, click/tap on the Power Options icon, and go to step 3 below.


2. Click/tap on the Change plan settings link to the right of the power plan that you want to restore the default settings for. (See screenshot below)

3. Do step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do.

4. Click/tap on the Restore default settings for this plan link, and go to step 6 below.. (See screenshot below)

5. Click/tap on the Change advanced power settings link, click/tap on the Restore plan defaults button, and go to step 6 below.. (See screenshot below)

6. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you did step 5 instead of step 4, then click/tap on OK. (See screenshot below step 5A)

7. Close the Edit Plan Settings window. (See screenshot below step 4)

That's it,
Shawn

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