How to make Power Options configurable for users via Intune?

DT_2026 40 Reputation points
2026-07-13T23:30:27.6233333+00:00

Hi All,

How do I make Power Options configurable for users via Intune?
Right no these settings are greyed out i.e. not available for users to customize.
I do not want to create some specific configuration but instead want allow users to configure Power Settings themselves.

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    2026-07-13T23:31:37.9+00:00

    Power settings are currently enforced by policy, which is why they are greyed out for users. To make them configurable again, remove or stop enforcing the Intune (or GPO) power policies instead of defining new ones.

    In Intune there are two main places to check:

    1. Shared multi‑user device profile (SharedPC)
      If a Shared multi-user device profile is assigned:
      • Go to Devices → Configuration → Policies in the Intune admin center.
      • Open any Windows 10 and later → Templates → Shared multi-user device profiles.
      • In Configuration settings, locate Power Policies:
        • When Disabled, “Users can't turn off hibernate, can't override all sleep actions (like closing the lid), and can't change the power settings.”
      • Set Power Policies to Not configured (or remove the profile assignment) so Intune no longer locks these options.
      Also review:
      • Sleep time out (in seconds) and Sign-in when PC wakes if they are being enforced and should instead be user‑controlled.
    2. Device restriction / Power settings profiles
      If a device restrictions profile is using the Power settings template:
      • Edit that profile and set any configured power options (for example, lid close, power button, Energy Saver threshold) back to Not configured.
      • When a setting is Not configured, “Intune doesn't change or update this setting. By default, the OS might allow users to control this setting.”

    After these policies are set to Not configured (or the profiles unassigned), once devices check in with Intune the OS defaults will apply again and users will be able to change their own power options locally.


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