The power button in your PC is not merely to power up your PC. you may also press it while your PC is on to perform certain tasks, such as shutdown or restart. Many users set such functions, but you can also set it to do nothing if you’re afraid of pressing it unintentionally.
It’s very easy to change the setting for the power button action. Regardless of the method you use, it takes less than a minute. Laptop users can also change the setting for each power mode (plugged in or on battery).
So, let’s move on to the possible methods for this process on a Windows 11 PC.
How to Change the Keyboard Power Button Settings
This section deals with changing your system’s action if youpress your keyboard’spower button. If you want to change the options for the power button on the GUI (e.g., Start Menu), head over to the next section.
There are many ways to change the power button settings. These methods have different precedence. So read carefully and pick one according to your preference.
Through Power Options
This is the default method of changing the power button settings using the GUI. Power Options is a Control Panel feature that configures all power settings. you may either change the power button actions for all power plans or a specific one.
Here are the steps for this method:
For Specific Power Plan
Follow the steps below to change power button settings for a specific plan:
If you may’t see the Power buttons and lid option, open Command Prompt as admin and enter the following command:
Using Group Policy Editor
Another way to change power button actions is by changing its policy settings. Such policies take precedence over the Power Options settings. To change the power button policies,
you may also change the Power Button Settings in the registry configuration. You can do so by using the Registry Editor. First,back up your registryand then, follow the steps below:
