How to Fix ‘There Are Currently No Power Options Available’ Error in Windows

Quick Tips

• Use the built-in Power Troubleshooter to identify and fix power settings issues.
• Reset your power plan settings to default to resolve any configuration errors.
• Ensure your Windows system is up-to-date with the latest patches and updates.

Preliminary Fixes

• Check for Windows Update: Sometimes, the error can occur due to bugs or issues introduced in a previous Windows update. Ensuring that your Windows operating system is up to date can often resolve these issues, as updates typically include patches and fixes.
• Perform System Restore: If the error started occurring recently and you suspect it was caused by a recent change, performing a System Restore can help revert your computer to a previous state where everything was working fine.

Fix 1: Run the Power Troubleshooter 

Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard, type Settings, and click Open.

Step 2: Under System, click on the Troubleshoot option.

Note: If you are on Windows 10, click Update & Security and go to Troubleshoot from the left pane.

Step 3: In the Troubleshoot window, select Other troubleshooters.

Note: If you are on Windows 10, select the Additional troubleshooters option and select Power Options.

Step 4: Scroll down to find Power and click Run.

Note: If you are on Windows 10, click Run the troubleshooter.

The troubleshooter will scan your PC for the issue and resolve it. Once done, restart your PC and see if the issue persists. However, the troubleshooter sometimes may not identify the error. In such cases, check out the next method.

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Fix 2: Update the Battery Driver  

Note: The steps are similar for both Windows 10 and 11.

Step 1: Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard.

Step 2: From the quick menu, select Device Manager.

Step 3: Under Device Manager, click on Batteries to expand and right-click Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery.

Step 4: Now, choose Update driver.

Follow the prompt and update the battery driver, resolving the error from your Windows PC. However, the following method might help you fix the error if this didn’t.

Fix 3: Run an SFC Scan to Fix Corrupt Files

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator.

Step 2: Type the below command and hit Enter.

sfc /scannow

Once the scanning is complete, restart your computer, and if the power option error persists, continue with the steps below.

Step 3: Press the Windows key, type Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator.

Step 4: Type or copy the below command and hit Enter.

dism /online /cleanup-image/ restorehealth

The above command will do a DISM scan. Once the scan is complete, reboot your Windows PC again. This should eliminate the error of there being currently no power options available. 

Fix 4: Reset Using Command Prompt 

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator.

Step 2: Type the below command and press Enter.

powercfg -restoredefaultschemes

Step 3: Once you have executed the above command, you should have resolved the power issue. If it didn’t, type the following command and press Enter.

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

Once the above command is executed, restart your Windows PC, and it should have been fixed. If this couldn’t resolve the power problem, move on to the following method.

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Fix 5: Edit Windows Registry

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Registry Editor, and click Run as administrator. 

Note: You can also press ‘Windows key + R’ to open the Run dialog box, type regedit.exe, and click OK to open Registry Editor.

In the prompt, select Yes.

Step 2: In the top address bar, enter the mentioned address.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Note: You can manually navigate to the following path too. 

Step 3: Double-click the NoClose file.

Step 4: Now, type 1 in the Value Data field and press OK.

Finally, the system must be rebooted to implement the changes. And that’s it! When the system boots back, there are currently no power options available error should be resolved. If this method doesn’t help, the next method will.

Fix 6: Edit Local Group Policy 

Step 1: Press the Windows keys on your keyboard, type gpedit, and click Open.

Note: You can also press ‘Windows key + R’ to open the Run dialog box, type gpedit.msc, and click OK.

Step 2: In the left pane, under Local Computer Policy, select User Configuration.

Step 3: In the right pane, double-click on Administrative Templates. 

Step 4: Select the Start Menu and Taskbar option. 

Step 5: Now, go to Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands policy settings and double-click on it.

Step 6: Select the Disabled option. Finally, click on Apply and then OK.

There you go. Now, all you need to do is reboot Windows. And once it boots back up, you won’t see the there are currently no power options available error again. If you do, move on to the next method.

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Fix 7: Reset the PC

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Settings, and click Open.

Step 2: Under System, scroll down to find Recovery.

Step 3: Click the Reset PC button on the far right of the Reset this PC option.

Step 4: Under Reset this PC window, click Keep my files.

Note: If you wish to remove all personal files, click Remove everything.

Step 5: On the next screen, choose Cloud download.

Note: Since there could be an issue with the local file, it is ideal for you to download a fresh copy of Windows. Cloud Download will require an active internet connection and consume slightly more than 4GB of data.

Step 6: Click Next.

Note: If you wish to change your data and download preference, click Change settings.

Step 7: Finally, click Reset.

Give your PC some time to complete the resetting process. Once it comes back, you will eliminate the no power options available error on your Windows PC. If you have any queries, check out the FAQ section below.

FAQs on Windows PC Power Options

To prevent this error from occurring in the future, it is always a good idea to perform regular system maintenance and keep your drivers up-to-date.