Do you keep seeing a “There are currently no power options available” message while selecting the Power icon on the Windows 11/10 Start menu? Alternative ways to shut down and reboot your PC may also be unavailable or won’t work. Why is that?
The “There are currently no power options available” error shows up in Windows 10 and 11 due to a corrupt power plan, insufficient account-related permissions, or other problems with the operating system.
Work your way through the fixes in this troubleshooting tutorial to fix the “There are currently no power options available” power button error in Windows 10 and 11.
If the error occurs on a standard Windows user account, you must ask a person with administrative privileges to the PC to help you with some of the fixes below.
Run the Windows Power Troubleshooter
Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in troubleshooter that detects and fixes power-related problems on your PC. To run it:
- ቀኝ-ጠቅ አድርግ ጀምር አዝራር እና ይምረጡ ቅንብሮች.
- ሂድ ስርዓት > መላ ፈልግ.
- ይምረጡ ሌላ/ተጨማሪ መላ ፈላጊዎች.
- ይምረጡ ኃይል > ሩጫ/ሩጫ መላ ፈላጊው.
- Follow all on-screen instructions to resolve issues the Power troubleshooter detects.
Check the Local Group Policy Editor
If your computer runs the Pro edition of Windows 10 or 11, there’s a group policy setting that could block access to your PC’s power options. To check and disable it:
- ጋዜጦች የ Windows + R የሩጫ የንግግር ሳጥን ለመክፈት።
- Type gpedit.msc into the ክፈት መስክ እና ይጫኑ አስገባ.
- ሂድ ተጠቃሚ ውቅር > አስተዳደራዊ አብነቶች > ጀምር ምናሌ ና የተግባር አሞሌ on the left navigation area.
- ድርብ ጠቅ አድርግ Remove and prevent access to the ዝጋው, Restart, Sleep, and ሽርሽር ትዕዛዞች policy setting on the right pane.
- ቀጥሎ ያለውን የሬዲዮ ቁልፍ ይምረጡ አልተዋቀረም or ተሰናክሏል.
- ይምረጡ ተግብር > OK.
Tweak the Windows System Registry
If you use the Home edition of Windows 10/11, use the Registry Editor to make the following tweak. It’s best to create a system registry backup ከመጀመርህ በፊት.
- ጋዜጦች የ Windows ቁልፍ + R, ይተይቡ ሒደትከዚያም ተጫን አስገባ.
- Copy the following path into the Registry Editor address bar and press አስገባ:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
- ድርብ ጠቅ አድርግ ቅርብ አይደለም registry entry on the right pane.
- Set the value inside the የውሂብ እሴት መስክ 0 እና ይምረጡ OK.
- ጋዜጦች መቆጣጠሪያ + alt + መኮንን to open the Windows Task Manager.
- ይምረጡ Windows Explorer ከስር ሂደቶች ትር.
- ምረጥ እንደገና ጀምር button at the window’s lower right corner.
- ይክፈቱ ጀምር ምናሌ and see if your power options are available.
If the registry path above is unavailable:
- Enter the following into the address bar and press አስገባ:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies
- ቀኝ-ጠቅ አድርግ መምሪያዎች በግራ መቃን ላይ አቃፊ እና ይምረጡ አዲስ > ቁልፍ.
- Name the folder as ተመራማሪ.
- ቀኝ-ጠቅ አድርግ ተመራማሪ እና አቃፊን ይምረጡ አዲስ > DWORD (32-ቢት).
- Name the entry as ቅርብ አይደለም. You do not have to modify the entry since the default value is 0.
- Open the Task Manager and restart the Windows Explorer process (check steps 6-9 ከላይ)
Restore Power Options to Default Settings
Next, restore the Windows power plan settings to their default settings and check if that makes a difference. To do that:
- ይክፈቱ ጀምር ምናሌ, ይተይቡ cmd into the search bar, and select ሩጫ እንደ አስተዳዳሪ.
- Type the following into the elevated Command Prompt console:
powercfg - የተበላሹ እቅዶችን ወደነበሩበት ይመልሱ
- ጋዜጦች አስገባ.
Resolve Local Security Policy Conflicts
In Windows 10 or 11 Pro, the “There are currently no power options available” error can also appear due to insufficient permissions from a misconfigured local security policy. The following steps might help:
- ዓይነት secpol.msc into a Run box and press አስገባ.
- ሂድ የደህንነት ቅንብሮች > የአካባቢ ፖሊሲዎች > የተጠቃሚ መብቶች ምደባ on the left navigation area.
- ድርብ ጠቅ አድርግ ዝጋው ስርዓቱ policy on the right pane.
- ምረጥ ተጠቃሚን አክል or Group አዝራር.
- ይምረጡ የላቀ.
- ይያዙት መቆጣጠሪያ ቁልፍን ይጫኑ እና ይምጡ አስተዳዳሪዎች, የመጠባበቂያ ኦፕሬተሮች, እና ተጠቃሚዎች from the list under Search results. Then, select አሁን ያግኙ.
- ይምረጡ OK.
- ይምረጡ ተግብር > OK.
እንደ አማራጭ እርስዎ ማድረግ ይችላሉ reset your computer’s local security settings to their defaults via an elevated Command Prompt console. To do that, simply execute the following command:
secedit / configure / cfg% windir% infdefltbase.inf / db defltbase.sdb / verbose
Run SFC and DISM Scan
Corrupted system files can result in weird anomalies in Windows 10 and 11. To check, run the SFC (System File Checker) and DISM system cleanup tools from an elevated Command Prompt console:
- sfc / scannow
- dism / መስመር ላይ / የጽዳት / ምስል / መልሶ ማቋቋም
Update Windows 10/11
Newer operating system updates for Windows 10 and 11 could contain a software-based fix for the “There are currently no power options available” error. To check:
- Open the Windows Settings app.
- ይምረጡ Windows Update.
- ይምረጡ ዝማኔዎችን ይመልከቱ.
Suppose Windows Update detects any updates, select ያውርዱ እና ይጫኑ እነሱን ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ.
Roll Back the Operating System
ይጠቀሙ System Restore feature in Windows 10 or 11 to revert the operating system to when you could access your power options without error. To do that:
- የሩጫ ሳጥን ይክፈቱ፣ ይተይቡ rstruiከዚያም ተጫን አስገባ.
- ይምረጡ ቀጣይ on the System Restore pop-up window.
- ቀጥሎ ያለውን ሳጥን ውስጥ ምልክት ያድርጉ ተጨማሪ የመጠባበቂያ ነጥቦችን አሳይ and pick a restore point. Select የተጎዱ ፕሮግራሞችን ይቃኙ if you want to check what programs might be impacted if you revert the system to the selected time frame.
- ይምረጡ ቀጣይ ለመቀጠል.
- ይምረጡ ጪረሰ.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to roll back your PC.
Create a New Windows Account
Briefly create and switch to a new Windows account to check if the “There are currently no power options available” error stems from profile corruption. To do that:
- በኮምፒተርዎ ላይ የቅንብሮች መተግበሪያን ይክፈቱ።
- ሂድ መለያዎች.
- ይምረጡ ቤተሰብ እና ሌሎች ተጠቃሚዎች.
- ወደ ታች ይሸብልሉ ሌሎች ተጠቃሚዎች እና ይምረጡ መለያ ያክሉ.
- ይምረጡ የዚህ ሰው መግቢያ መረጃ የለኝም.
- መረጠ Add a user without a Microsoft Account.
- Create an alternate username and password and select ቀጣይ.
- ይክፈቱ ጀምር ምናሌ, select your Windows profile portrait, and sign into the account you just created.
If the power options work on the new account, learn how to move your data from the old profile.
Reset Windows to Default Settings
If none of the fixes above help, you must reset the Windows 10 or 11 installation to factory defaults. የእርስዎን ፒሲ ምትኬ ያስቀምጡ, እና ከዛ:
- የቅንብሮች መተግበሪያውን ይክፈቱ እና ይምረጡ ስርዓት > መዳን (ወይም ዝመና እና ደህንነት > መዳን in Windows 10).
- ይምረጡ ፒሲን ዳግም ያስጀምሩ (ወይም መጀመር በታች ይህን ፒሲ ዳግም አስጀምር in Windows 10).
- ይምረጡ የእኔን ፋይሎች ጠብቅ to keep save personal data during the restore procedure. Or, choose ሁሉንም አስወግድ for a total factory reset.
ተጨማሪ ለመረዳት restoring Windows 10 ና 11 to their default settings.
The Power Options Menu Is Working Again
The “There are currently no power options available” error in Windows 11/10 is fixable so long as you spend time applying the fixes above. Running the Power troubleshooter, checking the Local Group Policy Editor, or tweaking the system registry works in most cases. Creating a new user account and carrying out a factory reset are extreme measures you likely won’t have to resort to performing.