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Select the lid switch action (plugged in)

Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026

Windows 11 25H2

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Path in the GPO console

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management\Button Settings

Description

This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when a user closes the lid on a mobile PC. Possible actions include: -Take no action -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you enable this policy setting, you must select the desired action. If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can see and change this setting.

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\5CA83367-6E45-459F-A27B-476B1D01C936

More options available

Options

Lid Switch Action
ACSettingIndex enum
  • Take no action -> 0
  • Sleep -> 1
  • Hibernate -> 2
  • Shut down -> 3

MDM / Intune (CSP)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Power/SelectLidCloseActionPluggedIn
Device Since Windows 10, version 1903 [10.0.18362] and later Official mapping (Microsoft Learn)

Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)

CSP values
  • 0 - Take no action.
  • 1 (Default) - Sleep.
  • 2 - System hibernate sleep state.
  • 3 - System shutdown.

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Configure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.

These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Select the lid switch action (plugged in)
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Vista

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\5CA83367-6E45-459F-A27B-476B1D01C936]
"ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000000
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Select the lid switch action (plugged in)
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\5CA83367-6E45-459F-A27B-476B1D01C936'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ACSettingIndex' -Value 0 -Type DWord

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