Maximum performance mode may consume more power and result in increased noise levels. Power management determines how the system uses power. It helps ensure a balance between performance and energy efficiency.
This article will tell you how to enable the maximum performance mode of Windows 11. The system offers many functions and settings related to this. Plus, the maximum performance mode itself is not displayed by default, you will need to add it…
Windows 11 Maximum Performance Mode
In the section Settings > System > Power & Battery find Diet. To choose from Max. energy efficiency, Balanced and Maximum performance. Optimize your device based on power consumption and performance.
Please note that it is not possible to set the power while the high performance power plan is in use. And only in the balanced mode, you can quickly switch between them. Why was this removed from the Windows 11 taskbar?
Plus, the Windows 11 Mobility Center (which requires reconstruction) has been moved. In short, the contextual “Start menu” > Windiws Mobility Center. Against Battery status instead of Balanced you can choose High performance. This is a useless function now.
How to Change Power Plan in Windows 11
In the classical Control panels find section Power supply. The list includes: Balanced, High and Maximum performance. You can select, customize, or even create a power plan. To change it, just check it.
You can use it Terminal (shell Windows PowerShell or Team line). After the first command, copy GUID schemes Max. performance. Using the clipboard, paste powercfg /s and immediately GUID, then execute to activate it…
| powercfg /L | view all available power supply schemes; |
| powercfg /s d1ab0024-a6f6-4ddc-8f48-13070b161ebb | enable the power scheme with the selected GUID; |
| powercfg /s SCHEME_MIN |
add high performance circuit; |
| powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61 | show max performance mode; |
| powercfg -restoredefaultschemes |
Reset all settings to default. |
To display additional power options, you need to use the registry editor. Find the section HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Control\ Power\ PowerSettings. Go through all the branches one by one and change the value Attributes on 2.
Maximum performance from MSI & ASUS
This applies more to gaming laptops, since such a parameter may not exist on a computer at all. For example, the application MSI Center allows you to select a scenario. In the section Functions > Usage Scenario > User Mode I choose High level.
Or software Armoury Crate ASUS. In the tab System > Energy Saving you can configure these modes. Only when the charger is connected is the mode available Ultimate — maximum efficiency and energy consumption. But in practice, you won’t notice much of a difference…
Conclusion
With Windows 11’s Game Mode, you can set the performance mode for each application separately. And the MSI Companion feature set allows you to change the mode directly from the Win+G menu. Only for owners of MSI laptops or motherboards (plus proprietary software).
Of course, before enabling this mode, it is recommended to make sure that your system has good cooling and power. Maximum performance removes some restrictions. You can create a power management scheme with your own parameters.
