Utilizing the custom power profile in Surface

This article applies to all currently supported Surface devices. Only the exact amount of power required for hardware components toįunction.

Works in conjunction with Windows power manager to allocate or throttle Owner, using algorithms to calculate optimal power requirements. The SAM chip functions as the Surface device power-policy

Implemented via the Surface Serial Hub Driver and the system aggregator Legacy sleep and energy consumption functionality with modern standbyįeatures and dynamic fine tuning. Instead, Surface is imaged with a custom power profile that replaces Series of sleep states for example, cycling through S1, S2, S3, and so on. The earlier OS standard that gradually reduces and turns off power via a The way Surface implements power management differs significantly from For more information, refer to Configure power settings.Įxclude Surface devices from any existing power management policy settings. For example, you cannot export a power plan from Surface Laptop and import it on Surface Pro. You can only export a power plan across the same type of Surface device. If you must manage the power profile of devices across your network (such as in highly managed organizations), use the powercfg command tool to export the power plan from the factory image of the Surface device and then import it into the provisioning package for your Surface devices. For more information, refer to Manage and deploy Surface driver and firmware updates.Īvoid creating custom power profiles or adjusting advanced power settings not visible in the default UI ( System > Power & sleep). This creates the balanced power plan (aka power profile) by default and configures optimal power settings. Install the latest drivers and firmware from Windows Update or the Surface Driver and Firmware MSI. To ensure Surface devices across your organization fully benefit from Surface power optimization features: Summary of recommendations for IT administrators

Tasks - such as an incoming email or network traffic - before returning to a Depending on what you’re doing, Surfaceĭynamically fine tunes how power flows to individual hardwareĬomponents, momentarily waking up system components to handle background Mobile device energy consumption to deliver a streamlined experience Surface devices are designed to take advantage of the latest advances in

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