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## About This Content
Basic Power Management provides easy access to basic power and session
management features. It also includes some slightly more advanced features
such as turning off your monitors or putting your computer to sleep or
hibernate while ignoring many common wake triggers.
This product is available natively in English, but it has automated
translations for most major languages.
Contents: Enable Balanced Power Mode (=), Enable Maximum Performance (+),
Enable Maximum Power Savings (-), Open Operating System Energy Menu (❖),
Lock (), Log Out (), Restart (↻), Shut Down (), Hibernate (), Super
Hibernate (!), Sleep (), Super Sleep (!), Display Off ()
## Enable Balanced Power Mode (=)
Enables average system performance and average power usage.

Settings:
* Energy Balanced (Default: False)
If enabled, sets your computer’s energy setting to the default setting for
balanced energy savings. Usually this setting will allow the processor to slow
down and save energy during low load, but also reach max speed during high
load. This power setting will likely have other side effects, such as changing
sleep settings and monitor timeout settings, which you can check out in the
operating system’s energy menu.
* Lock Energy Setting (Default: False)
On my computer and possibly yours also, some program or operating system
service keeps switching my energy settings against my wishes. This setting
will switch it back automatically.
## Enable Maximum Performance (+)
Enables maximum system performance and increased power usage.

Settings:
* Energy Performance (Default: False)
If enabled, sets your computer’s energy setting to the default setting for
maximum performance. Usually this setting will suggest that the processor run
at 100% speed all of the time. In my experience, it will still use reduced
energy under reduced loads, but is very aggressive at anticipating load to
avoid noticeable speed reductions. This power setting will likely have other
side effects, such as changing sleep settings and monitor timeout settings,
which you can check out in the operating system’s energy menu.
* Lock Energy Setting (Default: False)
On my computer and possibly yours also, some program or operating system
service keeps switching my energy settings against my wishes. This setting
will switch it back automatically.
## Enable Maximum Power Savings (-)
Enables reduced system performance and reduced power usage.

Settings:
* Energy Max Savings (Default: False)
If enabled, sets your computer’s energy setting to the default setting for
maximum energy savings. Usually this setting will limit the maximum speed of
the processor, so your computer should feel slower while this is enabled. On
the upside, it can increase battery life, reduce energy costs, and put less
stress on the processor. Also, some computers have inadequate cooling
solutions for their processors, which may result in thermal throttling.
Preemptively slowing down the processor can avoid this and actually feel
smoother. This power setting will likely have other side effects, such as
changing sleep settings and monitor timeout settings, which you can check out
in the operating system’s energy menu.
* Lock Energy Setting (Default: False)
On my computer and possibly yours also, some program or operating system
service keeps switching my energy settings against my wishes. This setting
will switch it back automatically.
## Open Operating System Energy Menu (❖)
Opens the operating system’s energy menu.
## Lock ()
Takes computer to lock screen.
## Log Out ()
Initiates log out sequence.
## Restart (↻)
Initiates system restart while indicating that open applications should reopen
afterwards.

Settings:
* Attempt to Restart Apps (Default: False)
The operating system has rudimentary support for restarting apps during a
reboot. If enabled, restarting through the tool will use this method.
## Shut Down ()
Initiates system shut down.

Settings:
* Hybrid Shut Down (Default: True)
If enabled when using the tool to shut down your system, the system will do
extra work to speed up the next system start time. If disabled, the shutdown
speed may be improved and the next start up may be slower.
## Hibernate ()
Puts computer into hibernate state.
## Super Hibernate (!)
Puts computer into hibernate state and prevents waking up from most events.

Settings:
* Super Hibernate Modify All Power Schemes (Default: True)
If enabled, Super Hibernate will overwrite the wake timers setting in every
power scheme to disable all wake timers just before activating and then
reenable them after.
## Sleep ()
Puts computer into suspend state.
## Super Sleep (!)
Puts computer into suspend state and prevents waking up from most events.
* After being woken up in the middle of the night many times by the hum of my computer’s fans, this feature became a must have. Unfortunately, it can still wake up from some things anyways.
Settings:
* Super Sleep Modify All Power Schemes (Default: True)
If enabled, Super Sleep will overwrite the wake timers setting in every power
scheme to disable all wake timers just before activating and then reenable
them after.
## Display Off ()
Turns off your monitors.

Settings:
* Screen Off Delay Milliseconds (Default: 750)
Keyboard presses and mouse movements can cause the screen to turn back on.
This delay allows you to trigger the Screen Off function and then clear your
hands before the monitors will go off.

Simplode Suite – Basic Power Management