Change Power management settings through the registry?

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My question is similar to one that is already floating.

I need to know if there is a means to change Power management settings
(standby, hibernate, turn off monitor, etc) through the registry.

I have looked at the keys "hkey_current_user\control panel\powercfg\power
polices\X" and "hkey_users\[sid]\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X"
before and after making changes through the control panel. I HAVE NOT been
successful at causing the control panel "settings section" to pick up changes
made to those keys using regini, even though looking at the key after a
reboot shows the changes are still present. My changes are not even applied
to a newly created user after they have been applied to
"hkey_users\.Default\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X".

I HAVE been able to cause the power scheme section to toggle between the
various choices by editing "hkey_users\[sid]\control
panel\powercfg\CurrentPowerPolicy", but the settings remain the same as the
choice I toggled from. Is there another area that needs changes applied to
make this work?

Thanks.
 
What about, taking a snapshot of your registry by exporting the whole thing.
Then make the appropriate changes through the GUI - then export the registry
again... run a "diff" the files and see what the gui changed, that should
give you a clear idea of what all is required to change.

Cheers,
G. Samuel Hays
 
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