
A Power Option preference item applying to a Windows XP computer does two things: it changes the power settings in the. DEFAULT profile into the active power profile. We’ve established that Windows XP reads power settings from the. Understanding how Windows XP manages the active power profile helps us better understand how Group Policy Power Option preference items manipulate Windows XP’s active power profile. We restart the computer and, once again, the active power profile is read from. User Y’s power settings remain the active power profile after they log off the computer.

User Y’s power settings now become the active power profile. DEFAULT power profile the active power profile. User X’s power profile remains the active power profile for the computer. The active power profile is now read from user X’s user profile. DEFAULT profile the active power profile.

And yes, each user has its own power configuration however, the entire operating system only has one active power scheme.Ī recently started computer at the logon prompt makes the power configuration from the. Also, it means that last logged on user’s power settings are the settings that remain once the user logs off. This means the power scheme can change as each user logs on. Windows XP only has one active power scheme for the entire computer and that scheme is based on the current or previously logged on user-that is to say Windows XP power schemes are only user-based. Let’s cover how Windows XP manages power before we cover Group Policy Preferences Power Management.

This scenario covers managing power on Windows XP client computers using Group Policy Preferences.
