Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
Key Features.........................................................................................................................................................................5
Access Dell Power Manager............................................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Battery information..................................................................................................... 6
Battery health.......................................................................................................................................................................6
Battery settings....................................................................................................................................................................7
Select battery setting................................................................................................................................................... 7
Create custom battery setting................................................................................................................................... 7
Battery charge status.........................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 3: Advanced Charge......................................................................................................... 9
Enable Advanced Charge...................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 4: Peak Shift.................................................................................................................. 10
Enable Peak Shift...............................................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 5: Thermal Management ................................................................................................ 12
Changing thermal management settings......................................................................................................................12
Chapter 6: Battery Extender........................................................................................................ 13
Extend battery charge...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Turn off Battery Extender............................................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 7: Alert Settings............................................................................................................. 14
Restore alert defaults........................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 8: Install, uninstall, and upgrade Dell Power Manager..................................................... 15
Install Dell Power Manager from the Microsoft Store.............................................................................................. 15
Install Dell Power Manager from the Dell support site............................................................................................. 15
Uninstall Dell Power Manager using the command prompt.....................................................................................16
Uninstall Dell Power Manager......................................................................................................................................... 16
Install Dell Power Manager using the command prompt.......................................................................................... 16
Chapter 9: Administration............................................................................................................18
Group Policy template.......................................................................................................................................................18
Installing the Group Policy Management Console................................................................................................18
Install Group Policy templates...................................................................................................................................18
Customize a Group Policy .........................................................................................................................................19
Apply a Group Policy .................................................................................................................................................. 19
Apply Group Policy template changes to client systems...................................................................................20
Customize Group Policy settings.................................................................................................................................. 20
Battery information Group Policies......................................................................................................................... 20
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