How To Configure Power Saving Policy in Windows XP?

This is way to make Power Saving Policy in Windows XP Environment. If you have any question about this, You can send email.

1. Create 2 GPO Policy. Power Saving Policy for Win XP need 2 Policy. 1 for Computer setting and another one for User Setting. (Example: Test-Power_Saving_Policy (Computer Setting) and Test-Power_Saving_Policy (User Setting)
2. Create .bat file script for User Setting. You can create .bat file script just like this example below

Example:

\\servername\netlogon\powercfg.exe /change "always on" /monitor-timeout-ac 3
\\servername\netlogon\powercfg.exe /change "always on" /monitor-timeout-dc 3

above this script must be apply it to User Setting of Logon.

3. For the Computer Setting Policy, you have to set 2 permission for Registry and 1 permission for File System.
    Go to Computer setting --> Open Windows settings --> Expand Security settings--> and then you can see
    Registry and File System.
    Right Click Registry --> Choose Add Key --> Select this 2 file need to add in Registry.
 
   Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Control Folder\PowerCfg
   Users\.Default\Control Panel\PowerCfg
 
   When you add this above registry, there a security permission prompted and request you to add User Name and Computer Name. Add User Name and Computer Name, after that set then to full control permission for this User and Computer.
   For the File System Setting, You have to Right Click File System --> Add File. Then choose powercfg.cpl

   %SystemRoot%\System32\powercfg.cpl
   When you add this above registry, there a security permission prompted and request you to add User Name and Computer Name. Add User Name and Computer Name, after that set then to Deny permission for this User and Computer.

Note: I have set deny powercfg.cpl because I don't allow end user to change Power Setting.

So That All. This is how to configure Power Saving setting in Windows XP Environment.

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