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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 
balancedwhich will cause CPU throttling. In some cases it can be preferable to change the mode tohigh performanceto increase CPU performance. 
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.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Noah Sparks (@nwsparks)
 
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