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Remove-PowerPlan

Description​

Removes the specified Power Plan from the computer.

Requirements​

The Power Plan should exist on the computer.

Usage​

  • The script expects a mandatory parameter Name, which specifies the desired Power Plan's name.
  • Retrieves a list of available Power Plans using powercfg /list.
  • Creates an array of Power Plans, including their names, GUIDs, and active status.
  • Verifies if the specified Power Plan (Name) exists in the array of available Power Plans.
  • If the specified Power Plan exists, retrieves its GUID.
  • Attempts to remove the Power Plan using powercfg /delete $planGUID.
  • Handles errors and exceptions during the removal process.

Removes the Balanced Power Plan from the computer.

PS C:> .\Remove-PowerPlan.ps1 -Name 'Balanced'

Parameters​

ParameterAliasRequiredDefaultTypeDescription
NameTrueStringName of the existing Power Plan to be removed.

Output​

  • .\Remove-PowerPlan-log.txt
  • .\Remove-PowerPlan-Error.txt