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:
- ສິດຄລິກໃສ່ ປຸ່ມເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ.
- ໄປ ລະບົບ > ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາ.
- ເລືອກ ອື່ນ ໆ/ຜູ້ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາເພີ່ມເຕີມ.
- ເລືອກ ພະລັງງານ > ການດໍາເນີນງານ/ການດໍາເນີນງານ ຕົວແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາ.
- 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:
- ຫນັງສືພິມ Windows + R ເພື່ອເປີດກ່ອງໂຕ້ຕອບ Run.
- Type gpedit.msc into the ເປີດ ພາກສະຫນາມແລະກົດ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
- ໄປ ຜູ້ໃຊ້ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ > Administrative Templates > ເມນູເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ແລະ Taskbar on the left navigation area.
- Double-click the Remove and prevent access to the ປິດລົງ, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate ຄໍາສັ່ງ policy setting on the right pane.
- ເລືອກປຸ່ມວິທະຍຸຖັດຈາກ Not Configured or ຄົນພິການ.
- ເລືອກ ສະຫມັກຂໍເອົາ > 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 ກ່ອນທີ່ທ່ານຈະເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ.
- ຫນັງສືພິມ Windows ທີ່ສໍາຄັນ + R, ປະເພດ regedit, ແລະກົດ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
- Copy the following path into the Registry Editor address bar and press ກະລຸນາໃສ່:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
- Double-click the ບໍ່ໃກ້ຊິດ registry entry on the right pane.
- Set the value inside the ມູນຄ່າຂໍ້ມູນ ພາກສະຫນາມເພື່ອ 0 ແລະເລືອກເອົາ OK.
- ຫນັງສືພິມ Ctrl + alt + Esc to open the Windows Task Manager.
- ເລືອກ Windows Explorer ພາຍໃຕ້ການ ຂະບວນການ tab
- ເລືອກເອົາ ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນໃຫມ່ button at the window’s lower right corner.
- ເປີດ ເມນູເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ and see if your power options are available.
If the registry path above is unavailable:
- Enter the following into the address bar and press ກະລຸນາໃສ່:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies
- ສິດຄລິກໃສ່ ນະໂຍບາຍ ໂຟນເດີຢູ່ໃນແຖບດ້ານຊ້າຍແລະເລືອກ ໃຫມ່ > ທີ່ສໍາຄັນ.
- Name the folder as Explorer.
- ສິດຄລິກໃສ່ Explorer ໂຟເດີແລະເລືອກເອົາ ໃຫມ່ > DWORD (32-ບິດ).
- Name the entry as ບໍ່ໃກ້ຊິດ. 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 ຂ້າງເທິງ).
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:
- ເປີດ ເມນູເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ, ປະເພດ cmd into the search bar, and select ການດໍາເນີນງານ ເປັນຜູ້ບໍລິຫານ.
- Type the following into the elevated Command Prompt console:
powercfg -restoredefaultschemes
- ຫນັງສືພິມ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
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:
- ປະເພດ secpolmsc into a Run box and press ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
- ໄປ ການຕັ້ງຄ່າຄວາມປອດໄພ > ນະໂຍບາຍທ້ອງຖິ່ນ > ການມອບ ໝາຍ ສິດທິຂອງຜູ້ໃຊ້ on the left navigation area.
- Double-click the ປິດເຄື່ອງ ລະບົບ policy on the right pane.
- ເລືອກເອົາ ເພີ່ມຜູ້ໃຊ້ or Group ປຸ່ມ.
- ເລືອກ ແບບພິເສດ.
- ຖືລົງ Ctrl ຄີແລະເລືອກ ຜູ້ບໍລິຫານ, ຜູ້ປະຕິບັດການສໍາຮອງຂໍ້ມູນ, ແລະ ຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້ from the list under Search results. Then, select ຊອກຫາໃນປັດຈຸບັນ.
- ເລືອກ OK.
- ເລືອກ ສະຫມັກຂໍເອົາ > OK.
ອີກທາງເລືອກ, ທ່ານສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້ 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 / online / ທຳ ຄວາມສະອາດຮູບພາບ / 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.
- ເລືອກ Windows Update.
- ເລືອກ ກວດສອບການປັບປຸງ.
Suppose Windows Update detects any updates, select ດາວນ໌ໂຫລດແລະຕິດຕັ້ງ ເພື່ອນຳໃຊ້ພວກມັນ.
Roll Back the Operating System
ການນໍາໃຊ້ 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:
- Open a Run box, type rstrui, ແລະກົດ ກະລຸນາໃສ່.
- ເລືອກ ຖັດໄປ on the System Restore pop-up window.
- ໝາຍ ເອົາຫ້ອງທີ່ຢູ່ຖັດຈາກ ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຈຸດຟື້ນຟູຫຼາຍ and pick a restore point. Select ສະແກນໂປແກຼມທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບ if you want to check what programs might be impacted if you revert the system to the selected time frame.
- ເລືອກ ຖັດໄປ ເພື່ອດໍາເນີນການ.
- ເລືອກ ສໍາເລັດຮູບ.
- 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:
- ເປີດແອັບຯ Settings ໃນຄອມພິວເຕີຂອງທ່ານ.
- ໄປ ບັນຊີ.
- ເລືອກ ຄອບຄົວແລະຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້ອື່ນໆ.
- ເລື່ອນລົງໄປ ຜູ້ໃຊ້ອື່ນໆ ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ເພີ່ມບັນຊີ.
- ເລືອກ ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ມູນການເຂົ້າສູ່ລະບົບຂອງບຸກຄົນນີ້.
- ເລືອກ Add a user without a Microsoft Account.
- Create an alternate username and password and select ຖັດໄປ.
- ເປີດ ເມນູເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ, 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. ສໍາຮອງຂໍ້ມູນ PC ຂອງທ່ານ, ແລະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ:
- ເປີດ app Settings ແລະເລືອກ ລະບົບ > Recovery (ຫຼື ປັບປຸງແລະຄວາມປອດໄພ > Recovery in Windows 10).
- ເລືອກ ຕັ້ງຄ່າ PC ຄືນໃ່ (ຫຼື ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ພາຍໃຕ້ການ Reset this PC in Windows 10).
- ເລືອກ ຮັກສາໄຟລ໌ຂອງຂ້ອຍ to keep save personal data during the restore procedure. Or, choose ເອົາທຸກຢ່າງອອກ for a total factory reset.
ຮຽນຮູ້ເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບ restoring Windows 10 ແລະ 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.