Windows Power Plan GPO

[disk]

Hello,

 

We currently have a default Windows power plan specified at the root of our domain and it is specified in a very large, very old policy that does a lot of important things. There now is a need to tweak some power settings on a few laptops (specifically to shutdown windows when the lid is closed). I tried creating a new policy that just modified/updated the power plan and linked it in at that sub OU but it doesn't take affect. Does anyone have any insight into this? I even tried making the new policy set to enforced. When I run gpresult /r it shows the new gpo as applied, however, when I go to the power options in control panel, the original setting is still applied.

[mullet_man]

If I remember correctly power plans can be set for both computer and user.

 

Are you setting both?

[disk]

You are correct, it can be set for both/either, however, we are only setting it under computer settings (mostly due to the location of the policies and the user objects). I just find it odd that I can't overwrite the setting by a policy set directly at the OU.

[markwilfan]

We use sccm to apply power policies. You can set they for specific hours too which is handy

[crc-ict]

Is the top level policy link 'enforced'?

 

If so, that will stop the policies applied at a deeper level from overwriting it. Otherwise, default behaviour should be that the deeper policy should overwrite the top level policy.

[chazzy2501]

do a gpo result to see what's happening..

[disk]

Is the top level policy link 'enforced'?

 

If so, that will stop the policies applied at a deeper level from overwriting it. Otherwise, default behaviour should be that the deeper policy should overwrite the top level policy.

 

The top level policy is not enforced. This is why I'm so confused. I was thinking maybe power plans behave different?

[disk]

do a gpo result to see what's happening..

 

In my original post I mentioned running gpresult /r and saw that the policy that is linked at the sub OU is applied. I then made it enforced, but the settings from the top level policy are still what is showing.