Setting up customizable power options for different activities (reading, listening to music, etc.)

Question

How can I set up various configurations of customized power options for different activities?

Settings I would like to configure:

• Reading Mode -> screen never goes to sleep, low performance, dim light (for long battery life and to continue reading)
• Music Mode -> screen dims, but computer does not sleep (for long battery life and to continue listening to music)

I have an Asus Notebook with Windows 8.1.

Any suggestions? Are there applications that do so? Or could I create custom 'Power Plans' in addition to the ones that Windows comes with? I know I can customize those, but I would like to create my own titled 'Reading Mode', 'Music Mode', etc. Or is it better for me to just use these?

Thanks much!

Answer 1

Or could I create custom 'Power Plans' in addition to the ones that Windows comes with?

That's definitely something you could do. Microsoft provides this nice document to get you started: Create a Custom Power Plan.

Excerpt:

1. Click Start, and then select Control Panel.

2. Click Hardware and Sound, and then select Power Options.

3. The Power Options Control Panel opens, and the power plans appear.

4. Click Create a power plan.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to create and customize a power plan file that is based on an existing plan.