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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.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
name
string / 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 not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Noah Sparks (@nwsparks)
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