Power management Group Policy settings target computers therefore the majority of the settings are under the Computer Configuration. Operating systems other than Windows Vista ignore the settings. Also, these policy settings can co-exist in policies applicable to clients earlier than Windows Vista. These policy settings are new with Windows Vista and apply only to computers running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista or. These categories and their policy settings are located underĬomputer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management The categories I will write about this week include Power management is comprised of 34 policy settings grouped in 6 different categories. Windows Vista provides a tremendous amount of power management support through Group Policy.
However, did you know that you can manage power on Windows XP using Group Policy as well? I decided to update the “Power” blog series to show you how Windows Server 2008 can help you manage power at the desktop for both Vista and Windows XP. Many of you probably know about the power management improvements included in Windows Vista and that you can manage power using Group Policy. This post was originally published in the Group Policy Team blog. First published on TechNet on Mar 17, 2008
