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EfficiencyModeOnPowerEnabled

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Enable efficiency mode when the device is connected to a power source

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 106 or later

Description

Allows efficiency mode to become active when the device is connected to a power source. On devices with no battery, this policy has no effect.

If you enable this policy, efficiency mode will become active when the device is connected to a power source.

If you disable or don't configure this policy, efficiency mode will never become active when the device is connected to a power source.

This policy has no effect if the EfficiencyModeEnabled policy is disabled.

Learn more about efficiency mode: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2173921

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: Yes
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: No
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: EfficiencyModeOnPowerEnabled
  • GP name: Enable efficiency mode when the device is connected to a power source
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Performance
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/Performance
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: EfficiencyModeOnPowerEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: EfficiencyModeOnPowerEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also