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Unwanted or outdated power plans can clutter your system. Whether you're cleaning up custom setups or managing default schemes, this guide shows how to delete them using either the Control Panel or PowerShell/Command Prompt.
As the default power plan, such as Balanced and High Performance, cannot be deleted from the Control Panel, we need to create a custom power plan before going ahead.
Step 1: Access Power Options settings and click Create a power plan option from the sidebar.
Step 2: Choose an option from Balanced (i.e. the default), Power saver and High performance, name the plan and click Next to continue.
Step 3: Define the display and sleep settings that you want your computer to use. After that, hit the Create button.
Part 2: How to Delete a Custom Power Plan from Control Panel
For the custom power plans, you can easily remove from Control Panel.
Step 1: Access Power Options and locate the personal plan you want to delete. Then click Change plan settings next to your custom plan.
Note:
If your custom plan is currently used as the active plan, you should select another plan as the active plan first. In this way, you are allowed to delete the custom power plan.
Step 2: Click Delete this plan in the Edit Plan Settings window.
Step 3: Choose OK to confirm the deletion.
Part 3: How to Delete Any Power Plan Using a Command
This method works for both custom and built-in power plans.
Step 1: Open PowerShell or Command Prompt as an administrator.
Step 2: Run the command line below to list all power schemes along with their GUIDs.
powercfg /list
Step 3: Identify the GUID of the plan you want to delete (do not delete the one marked with an asterisk—it's your active plan).
Step 4: Execute the command line below to remove the specified power plan.
powercfg /delete GUID
Tips: How to Restore Power Plan Settings
If you do not want to delete the power plan, it is available for you to restore Power Plan to its default settings. Just open Power Options and choose your plan, then click Change plan settings option. In no time, you can click Restore default settings for this plan and confirm it with the Yes button.
