Generalsetting
GeneralsettingpoliciesenableITadministratorstoconguregeneralsettingssuchasselectinganactive
powerplan.
TocongureGeneralsettingpolicies,dothefollowing:
•ForWindowsXPclientcomputers
UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage
Components➙PowerManager➙Generalsetting.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers
UnderComputerConguration,clickClassicAdministrativeTemplates➙AdministrativeTemplates
➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙DesktopPowerManagerforVistaandWindows7➙
Generalsetting.
Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicysetting.
Table1.Generalsetting
PolicysettingsDescription
Donotallowclienttoswitchpowerplan
Specieswhethertoallowswitchingpowerplanson
clientcomputers.
Ifthispolicysettingisenabledanduserschangethe
powerplan,PowerManagerwillautomaticallychangethe
currentpowerplanbacktotheoriginalpowerplan.
Note:Thispolicydoesnotinhibitusersfrommodifying
thepowersavingsettingsintheactivepowerplan.
Whenthispolicyisenabled,userscanmovethesliderin
BasicmodeonWindowsVistaorWindows7operating
systemstomodifythepowersavingsettingsintheactive
powerplan.However,iftheoriginalpowerplanissetto
MaximumPerformanceorMaximumEnergySaving,
userscannotusetheslidertomodifythepowersaving
settingsinthepowerplan.
Donotallowclienttocreatenewpowerplan
Specieswhethertoallowcreatinganewpowerplanin
PowerManageronclientcomputers.
Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theNewbuttonfor
creatingpowerplansinPowerManagermainuser
interfaceisunavailable,thoughuserscancreateapower
planoutsidePowerManager.Forexample,userscan
createapowerplanusingthePowerOptionstoolin
ControlPanel.
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