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Can anyone recommend gratis windows software to quickly increase/decrease WiFi power?
Currently, the way to perform this task involves lengthy steps:
Software either with a GUI or a basic Command Line Interface (CLI) is acceptable.
You already have it as a part of Windows - there is a command line tool called powercfg that allows you to do most/all of the things that the control panel does.
The easiest way to use it is to use the GUI to come up with some named power plans for your standard scenarios, then you can use powercfg /L to list out the GUID for the named plans and powercfg /S <guid_for_desired_plan> to set the one you need - on my system:
powercfg /S 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
would put me in High Performance mode.
Obviously, you could create batch files or powershell scripts for the ones that you need and even attach them to shortcuts on the desktop.
It is also possible to override individual settings in the current plan with the same tool.
Full details at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/commercialize/design/device-experiences/powercfg-command-line-options
powercfg to change the WiFi power setting for the current power plan? I was not able to find it in the docs.
May 24, 2017 at 6:44
POWERCFG /QUERY look for the ID for Wireless Adapter Settings and for the desired Power Settings then you can use /SETACVALUEINDEX or /SETDCVALUEINDEX to override.
May 24, 2017 at 7:51
powercfg /L or use powercfg /GETACTIVESCHEME
May 25, 2017 at 3:56