Power Profile deletion

Usage and Config
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(imported topic written by ggerling91)

We have started to gather a list of custom power profiles on user’s machines due to testing. Does any one have suggestions for removing custom power profiles from computers?

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

Hi ggerling,

Interesting request we hadn’t heard before…

You can create a custom Task that has the following action:

action parameter query “profilename” with description “Enter power profile name” with default ""
waithidden __Download\RunAsCurrentUser.exe --q “{pathname of system folder & “\powercfg.exe”}” /delete “{parameter “profilename” of action}”

This will work for deleting profiles for the currently logged in user (for WinXP, Win2k3)

I didn’t test so let me know if it works…

Ben

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(imported comment written by ggerling91)

Thanks Ben,

This is exactly what I was looking for. I will test this out today and let you know how I make out.

Greg

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(imported comment written by ggerling91)

This failed on the client machine I tested

Completed action parameter query “profilename” with description “Enter power profile name” with default “”

Failed waithidden __Download\RunAsCurrentUser.exe --q “{pathname of system folder & “\powercfg.exe”}” /delete “{parameter “profilename” of action}}”

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

Oops! typo… Remove the last “}”:

action parameter query “profilename” with description “Enter power profile name” with default ""
waithidden __Download\RunAsCurrentUser.exe --q “{pathname of system folder & “\powercfg.exe”}” /delete “{parameter “profilename” of action}”

Ben

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(imported comment written by ggerling91)

Ben,

That did not work either. I am thinking that the RunAsCurrentUser.exe program is not cached on the machine that I am testing with. I will try and test this out tomorrow.

Thanks

Greg