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:
- Vox-click satus puga pyga et eligere occasus.
- Go to ratio > Troubleshoot.
- select other/Additional Troubleshooters.
- select potestatem > Curre/Curre et troubleshooter.
- 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:
- Press Fenestra + R ad rationem vade alternis buxum.
- Type gpedit.msc into the Patefacio agri ac torcular Enter.
- Go to User configuration > administrativus Templates > satus Menu et Taskbar on the left navigation area.
- Geminus-click in Remove and prevent access to the shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and hibernate imperium policy setting on the right pane.
- Eligere radio puga proximus Non Configured or disabled.
- select Applicare > 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 coram vobis incipiam.
- Press Fenestra Key + R, genus regeditEt torcular Enter.
- Copy the following path into the Registry Editor address bar and press Enter:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
- Geminus-click in nulla prope registry entry on the right pane.
- Set the value inside the valorem notitia ad agro 0 et eligere OK.
- Press Ctrl- + alt + Esc to open the Windows Task Manager.
- select Fenestra Rimor sub processus tab.
- eligere autem Sileo button at the window’s lower right corner.
- aperi satus menu and see if your power options are available.
If the registry path above is unavailable:
- Enter the following into the address bar and press Enter:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies
- Vox-click Politiae folder in sinistra parte et eligere novus > Key.
- Name the folder as Explorer.
- Vox-click Explorer et eligere folder novus > DWORD (32-bit).
- Name the entry as nulla prope. 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 supra).
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:
- aperi satus menu, genus cmdoptH into the search bar, and select Curre ut administrator.
- Type the following into the elevated Command Prompt console:
powercfg -restoredefaultschemes
- Press Enter.
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:
- Type secpol.msc into a Run box and press Enter.
- Go to Optiones Security > Loci Politiae > Iura adsignatione User on the left navigation area.
- Geminus-click in et clauserunt systema policy on the right pane.
- eligere autem User addendi or Group puga pyga.
- select Advanced.
- Teneat descendit Ctrl- clavis et selecti Magistratus, Tergum OperatorsEt users from the list under Search results. Then, select reperio Iam.
- select OK.
- select Applicare > OK.
Vel, vos can 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 / verbosus
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 / online / tersus-imaginem / restorehealth
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.
- select Fenestra Update.
- select Reprehendo pro updates.
Suppose Windows Update detects any updates, select Download quod install adhibere.
Roll Back the Operating System
Uti 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:
- Aperi archa curre, typus rstruiEt torcular Enter.
- select deinde on the System Restore pop-up window.
- Reprehendo arca archa tunc ut Ostende plura puncta restituet and pick a restore point. Select Scan per progressio litteras maiusculas minusculasque if you want to check what programs might be impacted if you revert the system to the selected time frame.
- select deinde procedere.
- select perago.
- 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:
- Aperi Occasus app in computatrum tuum.
- Go to ratio.
- select & Familia ceteris users.
- Ad librum alius users et eligere Propter add.
- select Non est hic homo est signum in notitia,.
- Elige Add a user without a Microsoft Account.
- Create an alternate username and password and select deinde.
- aperi satus menu, 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. PC tergum sursum vestri, tum:
- Aperi Occasus app et eligere ratio > recuperatio (aut Update & Security > recuperatio in Windows 10).
- select Reddere praeferentias PC (aut incipias sub Reset quod PC in Windows 10).
- select Leges meas custodite iumenta files to keep save personal data during the restore procedure. Or, choose Remove omnia for a total factory reset.
Learn more about restoring Windows 10 et 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.