Policy
Low battery notification action
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when battery capacity reaches the low battery notification level. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions: -Take no action -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Low Battery Notification Action ID SelectDCBatteryDischargeAction1 | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\d8742dcb-3e6a-4b3c-b3fe-374623cdcf06 Value name DCSettingIndex Type REG_DWORD | Options: Take no action (0), Sleep (1), Hibernate (2), Shut down (3) |