FIX: Power Plans Missing In Windows 10

We all know that Windows 10 comes with some basic power plans, such as Balanced, Power saver, High performance. Additionally, you can also create custom power plan and force Windows 10 to use it. We’ve also shared you this guide, in case if you need to delete a power plan.

After upgrading your Windows version or build number, if your system is missing these default power plans, then this article is for you. This fix will show you how to restore missing power plans on your system.

FIX: Power Plans Missing In Windows 10

FIX 1 – Via Command Prompt

1. Right click Start Button or press + X keys and select Command Prompt (Admin).

2. In the Command Prompt window, type following commands corresponding to power plan you want to restore and press Enter key:

Power Plan	Command To Restore
Balanced	powercfg -duplicatescheme 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e
Power Saver	powercfg -duplicatescheme a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a
High Performance	powercfg -duplicatescheme 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

3. Once the command is executed successfully, the corresponding power plan should be restored. If issue still persists, see FIX 2 mentioned below.

FIX 2 – Via Registry

1. Press + R and type regedit in Run dialog box to open Registry Editor (if you’re not familiar with Registry Editor, then click here). Click OK.

2. Navigate to following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power

3. Now in the right pane of Power registry key, you will see CsEnabled named registry string (REG_DWORD). Since you’re facing this issue, this DWORD value should be corresponding to 1. Double click on this DWORD to modify its Value data:

4. Set the Value data to 0 and click OK. Close Registry Editor and reboot to make changes effective.

After restarting your system, missing power plans should be restored.

Hope this helps!