GPO / logon solution for power saving modes?

[Leozack]

I know there are lots of fiddly solutions to this, and expensive ones too. But I was looking for noe that's free, and preferably that doesnt' require an endpoint installation/configuration (though if it was possible to just add to the logon script as a file copy then sobeit).

What I want is, as everyone wants fashionably nowadays, a GPO to govern settings that will turn off monitors and put pc's into sleep mode etc after certain timeout periods. Companies are bombarding you with adverts for expensive software that saves you $$$ a year based on the power savings you make by making sure these actions are carried out and systems aren't left on wastefully.

All input welcome

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Leozack

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[bcastner]

You can use powercfg.exe to export and import configuration files, or write directly command line statements and run them from a batch file. Or you can use it to script directly. Powercfg.exe works with Win2k, XP, and Windows 2003:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347

For example, the following .cmd file could be used for a portable computer:

POWERCFG /SETACTIVE 1 /N
POWERCFG /HIBERNATE ON
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /monitor-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /monitor-timeout-dc 5
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /disk-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /disk-timeout-dc 10
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /standby-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /standby-timeout-dc 10
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /hibernate-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /hibernate-timeout-dc 30
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /processor-throttle-ac none
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /monitor-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /monitor-timeout-dc 5
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /disk-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /disk-timeout-dc 10
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /standby-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /standby-timeout-dc 10
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /hibernate-timeout-ac 0
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /hibernate-timeout-dc 30
POWERCFG /B critical /ACTIVATE on /LEVEL 3 /TEXT ON /SOUND ON /FORCEACTION ON /ACTION HIBERNATE
POWERCFG /B low /ACTIVATE ON /LEVEL 10 /TEXT ON /SOUND ON /ACTION NONE
POWERCFG /G ON /OPTION VIDEODIM
POWERCFG /G ON /OPTION BATTERYICON
POWERCFG /G ON /OPTION MULTIBATTERY
POWERCFG /G ON /OPTION RESUMEPASSWORD
POWERCFG /X 0 /N /processor-throttle-dc adaptive
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /processor-throttle-ac none
POWERCFG /X 1 /N /processor-throttle-dc adaptive

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[Leozack]

Ah so you can create profiles and just apply them on logon? Brilliant, thanks. Why isn't this what's being pushed around to everyone now it's fashionable and profitable to be 'green'

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Leozack

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[bcastner]

Powercfg.exe was first introduced with XP Service Pack 2, so perhaps people were not familiar with it.


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[Leozack]

I've just setup using this script on logon for laptops on a site that wanted it''s settings changed. I combine it with a logon script call to res.exe (

http://badco.ws/187/res/res.exe)

to set the resolution to 1024 * 768 32bpp and also with a GPO to set the screensaver timeout to 20 minutes. I changed your example script so that batterymode for both modes 0 and 1 have screenoff at 20m, harddisks off at 30m, standby at 45m and hibernate at 60m.

Bit messy but hopefully everything is covered with that lot

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