When on battery, severe CPU throttling kicks in at 35% charge: how to change ?

Anonymous
2019-12-19T16:39:57+00:00

Brand new Spro7, Firmware up-to-date.

I noticed drastic CPU throttling when battery charge level reaches 35%: CPU tops at about 0.5 GHz and setting the power slide to "Best Performance" doesn't change that.

I found no setting that would allow to change this excessively conservative threshold to something more reasonable like 12 or 15% (my Battery Saver level is set at 15%, but it has obviously no impact on this).

Is this hard-coded in the firmware ?

Any ideas ?

Surface | Surface Pro | Power and battery

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T02:25:57+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-25T22:31:29+00:00

    Hi Everyone,

    There are registry settings that have a lot to do with power management.  You can find a lot about this by doing some internet searching.  For a start, try these:

    https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000211304-How-to-enable-the-High-performance-power-plan-Windows-10

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-manage-power-throttling-windows-10

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/configure-hidden-power-options-in-windows-10

    Yes, you can turn off throttling with a simple registry setting, but there are less drastic things to try.  For me, the High Performance Power Plan was the key.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-17T15:22:18+00:00

    Hi everyone

    Last week I updated Windows to it's newest version (2004).

    I think the problem is somehow solved because I haven't been experiencing the lagging so notorious as before.

    Someone else with the same feeling?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-16T22:02:04+00:00

    HEY! I FOUND A SOLUTION

    The very first tip in this video solves the issue right away. However, it's in german, but if you just watch what he does on the screen, you'll figure it out no problem! Start at 1:42!!!

    I'll do my best to explain below:

    https://youtu.be/LKW\_DoUxDqg?t=102 

    1. In your Window search bar type: "System Configuration"
    2. Open the "System Configuration" app
    3. At the top select the "Services" tab
    4. In the services tab, at the bottom you will find a small checkbox that says "Hide All Microsoft Services". Click the Checkbox so that all Microsoft Services are hidden
    5. Look for Service in the list called "Intel(R) Dynamic Tuning Service". You will see that it's checked off with a check-mark. You should unselect it, so that the checkbox next to it is empty.
    6. Now at the bottom right hand corner you will see a button that says "Apply", hit that button and then click "OK"
    7. The app will ask to restart your device and once you do so your problem should be solved!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-16T21:59:33+00:00

    HEY! I FOUND A SOLUTION

    The very first tip in this video solves the issue right away. However, it's in german, but if you just watch what he does on the screen, you'll figure it out no problem! Start at 1:42!!!

    I'll do my best to explain below:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=LKW_DoUxDqg&feature=emb_logo

    1. In your Window search bar type: "System Configuration"
    2. Open the "System Configuration" app
    3. At the top select the "Services" tab
    4. In the services tab, at the bottom you will find a small checkbox that says "Hide All Microsoft Services". Click the Checkbox so that all Microsoft Services are hidden
    5. Look for Service in the list called "Intel(R) Dynamic Tuning Service". You will see that it's checked off with a check-mark. You should unselect it, so that the checkbox next to it is empty.
    6. Now at the bottom right hand corner you will see a button that says "Apply", hit that button and then click "OK"
    7. The app will ask to restart your device and once you do so your problem should be solved!!!!

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