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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mobile device energy consumption to deliver a streamlined experience
optimized across workloads. Depending on what you’re doing, Surface
dynamically fine tunes how power flows to individual hardware
components, momentarily waking up system components to handle background
tasks such as an incoming email or network traffic before returning to a
tasks, such as an incoming email or network traffic, before returning to a
low power idle state (S0ix).
The way Surface implements power management differs significantly from
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## Modern Standby
The algorithmically embedded custom power profile enables modern standby
connectivity for Surface by maintaining an S0 low power state for
connectivity for Surface by maintaining a low power state for
instant on/instant off functionality typical of smartphones. S0ix, also
known as Deepest Runtime Idle Platform State (DRIPS), is the default
power mode for Surface devices. Modern standby has two modes:
@ -75,23 +75,17 @@ power settings.Microsoft streamlines the user
experience by providing: a single power plan (balanced) that replaces
the multiple power plans from standard Windows builds.
### Simplified power settings user interface
Using the default screen and sleep timeouts while avoiding maximum
#### Simplified power settings user interface
Surface provides a simplified UI in accord with best practice power
setting recommendations. In general, it's recommended to only adjust settings visible in the default user interface and avoid configuring advanced power settings or local Group Policy settings. Using the default screen and sleep timeouts while avoiding maximum
brightness levels are the most effective ways for users to maintain
extended battery life.
Surface provides a simplified UI in accord with best practice power
setting recommendations:
- Limit changing of default settings to the options visible in the
user interface.
![Figure 1. Simplified power & sleep settings](images/powerintrofig1a.png)
Figure 1. Simplified power & sleep settings
### Windows performance power slider
#### Windows performance power slider
Surface devices running Windows 10 build 1709 and later include a power
slider allowing you to prioritize battery life versus performance. You