It’s very easy to change the setting for the power button action. Regardless of the method you use, it takes less than a minute. Laptop users can also change the setting for each power mode (plugged in or on battery). So, let’s move on to the possible methods for this process on a Windows 11 PC.
How to Change the Keyboard Power Button Settings
This section deals with changing your system’s action if you press your keyboard’s power button. If you want to change the options for the power button on the GUI (e.g., Start Menu), head over to the next section. There are many ways to change the power button settings. These methods have different precedence. So read carefully and pick one according to your preference.
Through Power Options
This is the default method of changing the power button settings using the GUI. Power Options is a Control Panel feature that configures all power settings. You can either change the power button actions for all power plans or a specific one.
For All Power Plans
Here are the steps for this method:
For Specific Power Plan
Follow the steps below to change power button settings for a specific plan: If you can’t see the Power buttons and lid option, open Command Prompt as admin and enter the following command:
Using Group Policy Editor
Another way to change power button actions is by changing its policy settings. Such policies take precedence over the Power Options settings. To change the power button policies,
With Registry Editor
You can also change the Power Button Settings in the registry configuration. You can do so by using the Registry Editor. First, back up your registry and then, follow the steps below: ACSettingIndex specifies the power button action for the plugged-in mode. And the other entry determines the action for the on battery power mode. You don’t need to create the keys and entries if they already exist. Simply change their values.
Using Command-line Interface
If you’re familiar with the CLI, you might find it easier to use it to change such settings. You can change the power button settings for the current or any specific power plan. Pick one according to your need.
For the Current Power Plan
Here are the steps to change power button actions for your current power plan using a CLI:
For a Specific Power Plan
You need to know the GUID of a power plan to change its setting. The complete process of altering power button settings is as follows:
How to Change the GUI Power Button Options
If you want to change the GUI Power Menu options rather than the power key settings, this is the section for you. The power menu always contains Restart and Shut down. But you can choose if you want to show the Hibernate or Sleep options. There are many ways of doing so, such as:
Through Power Options
Using the Power Options is always the usual method of making any changes to your power settings. Here’s what you need to do to change the power menu options:
With CLI
You can also enable or disable the two options using the Command-line Interface. Follow the instructions below to use the Command Prompt for this purpose:
Using Group Policy Editor
Another way to change the power menu options is through their policy settings. To do so,
With Registry Editor
You can also go to the Registry Editor and change the entries corresponding to the options. Follow the directions below to do so: If you don’t see FlyoutMenuSetting, create the key. Then, create the two DWORD entries as we mentioned above and set their value accordingly.
