How to Add or Remove “When playing video” from Power Options in Windows Did you know your computer can actually adjust how it plays videos to save battery or boost quality? On Windows, there’s a built-in setting called “When playing video” found under Power Options, which helps you choose the right balance. Whether you want the best visuals, longest battery life, or something in between. In this video, we’ll show you how to find and customize this option, and explain why it might be missing— or why you might want to remove it entirely in some setups. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to NinjaOne's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. Prerequisites for adding or removing “When playing video” Before you can set up the “When playing video” option, make sure the following requirements are met: Windows 10 is installed. You have local administrator rights. You're comfortable using powercfg commands or the Registry Editor. You understand Group Policy to manage user access to power settings How to add the “When playing video” option to Power Options To make the “When playing video” setting show up in Power Options, open Command Prompt as administrator and run this command... This command removes the hidden attribute from the setting so it appears in the Advanced Power Settings menu. How to remove the “When playing video” option from Power Options To hide the “When playing video” setting from Power Options, open Command Prompt as an administrator again. Then, run this command... This hides the setting from the menu, though it may still be active behind the scenes. Registry-based alternative You can also show or hide the “When playing video” setting using the Registry Editor: Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter. Go to this path... Find the Attributes value and change it to 0 if you want to show the setting or to one if you want to hide the setting. Restart Power Options or your PC to apply the changes. Deployment tips for managing multiple systems. If you're setting this up across many devices, here are some quick tips: Use powercfg commands in batch scripts or through MDT/ SCCM task sequences to roll out changes at scale. For domain-joined machines, apply registry changes using Group Policy or custom admin templates. For kiosk or locked-down environments, disable access to Power Options via Group Policy to keep configurations secure and consistent. The “When playing video” setting in Windows Power Options helps balance video quality and battery life, especially on laptops. IT administrators can easily manage its visibility using either powercfg commands or the Registry Editor. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to add or remove “When playing video” from Power Options in Windows, linked in the description below.