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win_power_plan - Changes the power plan of a Windows system
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module will change the power plan of a Windows system to the defined string.
- Windows defaults to
balanced
which will cause CPU throttling. In some cases it can be preferable to change the mode tohigh performance
to increase CPU performance.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Windows Server 2008R2 (6.1)/Windows 7 or higher
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
name
required
|
String value that indicates the desired power plan. The power plan must already be present on the system. Commonly there will be options for balanced and high performance .
|
Examples
- name: change power plan to high performance
win_power_plan:
name: high performance
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
all_available_plans
dictionary
|
always |
The name and enabled state of all power plans
Sample:
{ "High performance": false, "Balanced": true, "Power saver": false }
|
power_plan_enabled
boolean
|
success |
State of the intended power plan
Sample:
True
|
power_plan_name
string
|
always |
Value of the intended power plan
Sample:
balanced
|
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Author
- Noah Sparks (@nwsparks)
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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