Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows

Windows Vista® and later versions of Windows® feature a redesigned power policy store that enables third-party extensibility and configuration by using Windows Group Policy. This paper describes the Windows power policy store, demonstrates common power policy configuration tasks, and provides reference information about native power settings in Windows.
This information applies for the following operating systems:Windows 7Windows Server® 2008Windows Vista
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