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[shakey]

I have always been able to right click on the power plug icon in the taskbar
and it would drop up a list of my power settings to chose from. Now it only
opens to "adjust power properties" and I can't find where to change this
back.
Yes I can double left click and get the power options properties window but
this is overkill.
where/how to regain old pull-up please
Mel

 

[Tim Meddick]

Shakey,
What you SHOULD be able to do with the icon in the 'Notification
Area' (System Tray) is RIGHT-Click on it gets a single option in bold-type
"Adjust Power Properties". LEFT-Click, however, on the icon, instead,
should give you the list of available schemes. Make sure you are single
LEFT-CLICKING on the icon. If you are and find still no list of power
profiles, check they are still listed in the Power Properties control panel.
Then check back and post your results here again.

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[shakey]

Tim,
Positioning the cursor over the icon shows "on ac power". this goes away
after a left click showing nothing related to the power icon. Other icons
such as volume function normally.
Using the power control screen from a double click I see that I have all of
my 4 options available.
Thank you
Mel

 

[Tim Meddick]

shakey,
Sorry I haven't replied for so long. If carefully making a
single left mouse button click while over the power icon in the
'Notification Area' doesn't bring up the same 'power profiles' (list of
schemes) then I don't know what to say, that shouldn't happen! Not while
the right-click works and your 4 'power profiles' are showing in the 'Power
Properties' page. I am very sorry, I'm baffled! I will think some more on
this and get back to you...

 

[Jose]

I have always been able to right click on the power plug icon in the taskbar
and it would drop up a list of my power settings to chose from. Now it only
opens to "adjust power properties" and I can't find where to change this
back.
Yes I can double left click and get the power options properties window but
this is overkill.
where/how to regain old pull-up please
Mel

I'm mixed up.

I enabled the power icon in my Notification area and it shows up.

If I move the mouse over it, it says On AC power.

If I right click it, it says Adjust Power Properties.

If I left click it, I get a list of the 6 default power schemes that
I can change.

You said you right click on the icon and used to get a list of options
- did you mean left click to get the options?

Later you said that in the power control screen (I hope you mean Power
Options Properties screen) you see 4 options.

There should be 6 options by default.

Are you missing 2 options? What 4 do you see?

If you only see 4, we should fix this first (relatively easy me
thinks) because it is wrong - and then see what happens. Unless you
deleted some schemes in the past on purpose or by accident?

If you somehow are missing two power options - even when you look at
it in Control Panel, it could be screwed up enough to keep the left
click from presenting your list of (what should be) 6 options.

Let's get your 6 options back and see what happens. How many power
schemes do you have in Control Panel? Which ones are missing in
Control Panel?

 

[shakey]

Thank you Tim and Jose also
After my second full shutdown all is back to normal. Not so after the
first shutdown.
Computers have a mind of their own.
Mel

 

[Tim Meddick]

I quite agree. Some would say it's because of my ignorance that I would say
this but, to him who knows everything about computers I'd say, 'Physician,
heal thyself'.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Jose,
I think this was a small oversight by the OP and this is why I tried
to clarify the situation in my post, but it seems the issue has been
resolved now.


==


Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

I have always been able to right click on the power plug icon in the
taskbar
and it would drop up a list of my power settings to chose from. Now it
only
opens to "adjust power properties" and I can't find where to change this
back.
Yes I can double left click and get the power options properties window
but
this is overkill.
where/how to regain old pull-up please
Mel

I'm mixed up.

I enabled the power icon in my Notification area and it shows up.

If I move the mouse over it, it says On AC power.

If I right click it, it says Adjust Power Properties.

If I left click it, I get a list of the 6 default power schemes that
I can change.

You said you right click on the icon and used to get a list of options
- did you mean left click to get the options?

Later you said that in the power control screen (I hope you mean Power
Options Properties screen) you see 4 options.

There should be 6 options by default.

Are you missing 2 options? What 4 do you see?

If you only see 4, we should fix this first (relatively easy me
thinks) because it is wrong - and then see what happens. Unless you
deleted some schemes in the past on purpose or by accident?

If you somehow are missing two power options - even when you look at
it in Control Panel, it could be screwed up enough to keep the left
click from presenting your list of (what should be) 6 options.

Let's get your 6 options back and see what happens. How many power
schemes do you have in Control Panel? Which ones are missing in
Control Panel?

 

[shakey]

It was a error by me in first post and I appreciated pointing it out. I
would have restated all if it had not resolved itself.
Mel
TKS again