学习Windows 7：管理电源设置

In XP you probably already know how to manage the power settings for your system on a laptop or desktop. Today we take you through how to manage power settings and create custom plans in Windows 7.

在XP中，您可能已经知道如何在笔记本电脑或台式机上管理系统的电源设置。 今天，我们带您了解如何在Windows 7中管理电源设置和创建自定义计划。

There are new power management options that you can set up in Windows 7 compared to XP. You might want to change plans to save battery power on your laptop, or reduce energy consumption on a desktop at home or the office. Here we will look at how to manage and tweak the power plans, and how to create custom plans as well.

与XP相比，您可以在Windows 7中设置新的电源管理选项。 您可能需要更改计划，以节省笔记本电脑的电池电量，或减少家庭或办公室台式机的能耗。 在这里，我们将研究如何管理和调整电源计划，以及如何创建自定义计划。

Power Settings

电源设定

To access power plan options, type power settings into the search bar in the Start Menu and hit Enter.

要访问电源计划选项，请在“开始”菜单的搜索栏中键入电源设置，然后按Enter。

The Power Options screen opens and from here you can select from three predefined plans–Balanced, Power saver, or High performance.

将打开“电源选项”屏幕，您可以在此处从三个预定义计划中选择：“平衡”，“省电”或“高性能”。

Click on Choose what the power button does and you can tweak several options such as Requiring a password on wakeup and what the power button on the computer does. If you set When I press the power button to Do nothing, you won’t have a problem with the PC shutting down when you accidently hit the power button.

单击“选择电源按钮的作用”，然后可以调整几个选项，例如“唤醒时要求输入密码”以及计算机上的电源按钮的作用。 如果将“我按电源按钮时”设置为“不执行任何操作” ，则当您不小心按下电源按钮时，PC关机不会有问题。

To change any one of the predefined power plans click on Change plan settings.

要更改任何一种预定义的电源计划，请单击“更改计划设置” 。

Then you can change the amount of inactive time before the monitor is turned off or the computer goes into Sleep mode.

然后，您可以更改显示器关闭或计算机进入睡眠模式之前的不活动时间。

If you want to revert back to the default settings, simply click on Restore default settings for this plan.

如果要恢复为默认设置，只需单击恢复该计划的默认设置。

Custom Power Plan

定制电源计划

To create a custom plan, click on Create a power plan from the Power Options section.

要创建自定义计划，请在“电源选项”部分中单击“创建电源计划”。

In the Create a power plan window a predetermined plan that is closest to what you want, and give the plan a name.

在“创建电源计划”窗口中，最接近您想要的预定计划，并给该计划起一个名字。

In the next screen select the sleep and display settings you want to use and click the Create button.

在下一个屏幕中，选择要使用的睡眠和显示设置，然后单击创建按钮。

After your plan is created you’ll see it under the preferred plans list.

创建计划后，您会在首选计划列表下看到它。

If you click on Change advanced power settings, there are several options you can tweak. These settings should only be used by advanced users, as if you turn off the wrong thing, your computer may not function correctly. Choosing between the predetermined settings should be adequate for most users.

如果单击“更改高级电源设置” ，则可以调整几个选项。 这些设置仅应由高级用户使用，因为如果您关闭了错误的设备，则计算机可能无法正常运行。 对于大多数用户而言，在预定设置之间进行选择应该足够了。

If you are having issues where your laptop is draining too much battery power, or you want to check the overall efficiency of power usage on your computer, check out our article Use PowerCfg in Windows 7 to Evaluate Power Efficiency.

如果您在笔记本电脑消耗过多的电池电量时遇到问题，或者想要检查计算机上的总体电源使用效率，请查看我们的文章《在Windows 7中使用PowerCfg评估电源效率》 。

Conclusion

结论

Windows 7 makes it easy to manage power settings for different computing situations. If you find your computer mysteriously shutting down or going into sleep mode, this should also help you determine why it is happening.

Windows 7使管理不同计算情况的电源设置变得容易。 如果您发现计算机神秘地关闭或进入睡眠模式，这也应有助于您确定发生这种情况的原因。

We also have a few other articles related to power management in Windows you might be interested in:

我们可能还会对其他一些与Windows中的电源管理相关的文章感兴趣：

Disable Power Management On Windows 7 or Vista

在Windows 7或Vista上禁用电源管理

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Switch Power Plans

创建快捷方式或热键以切换电源计划

Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shutdown/Sleep/Hibernate

将Windows 7或Vista电源按钮更改为关机/睡眠/Hibernate

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/9090/learning-windows-7-manage-power-settings/