Global Power Management provides power saving functions such as Intelligent Cooling, Efficiency Optimizer and Brightness Control. It helps improve your computer performance.

Access Global Power Management

Open the Vantage app, and then click Device ➙ Power.

Explore the features

• Intelligent Cooling: Help you adjust power consumption, fan speed, computer temperature, and performance.

  Mode	Recommended scenario
  Best power efficiency	You want the computer to be quieter and cooler. You want to maximize the battery life.
  Balanced	You plan to frequently switch between different computer tasks over a period time. You prefer to balance device performance with temperature and fan noise.
  Best performance	You want the computer to achieve the best performance. Louder fan noise and higher temperature are acceptable to you.

• Efficiency Optimizer: Optimize CPU power based on your system's responsiveness. It can improve your battery life while reducing power consumption, fan noise, and heat.
• Brightness Control: Reduce power consumption by automatically lowering the display brightness while on battery power.

Enable the features

• Intelligent Cooling: Balanced mode is the default setting. To switch among power modes, do one of the following:
  • In Vantage:
    1. Press F8 to launch Smart Modes widget.
    2. Select a preferred power mode.
  • In OS settings:
    1. Right-click the battery icon in the quick settings area on the right side of the taskbar.
    2. Click Power and sleep settings.
    3. Locate the Power mode section and select a preferred mode.

• Efficiency Optimizer : Turn on the feature switch under Global Power Management.
• Brightness Control: Turn on the feature switch under Global Power Management.

Your computer can detect whether you are using it on your lap and automatically enable the Cool and Quiet on Lap feature when in Best performance mode. The feature helps cool down your computer to avoid any discomfort caused by extended contact with your body, even through clothing. When you are not using it on your lap, the feature will be disabled automatically.