Acritum Total Power Control

If you're looking for a software tool to manage your system's power functions, look no further than TPC - Total Power Control. This well-designed program provides you with everything you need to fully control your computer's power settings quickly and easily. Say goodbye to crawling around and clicking through layered menus! With TPC, you can accomplish these tasks with only two clicks:

- Change to any power plan (including custom user plans)
- Shutdown, restart, sleep, hibernate, turn your screen off, lock your workstation, switch users or log off, run screen saver, and more.

TPC also includes some additional features that make it even more useful:

- The Timer Manager lets you execute any power-related function or start any user application at a specified time.
- The CPU Load Manager lets you execute a specified action when CPU load reaches a specified low (idle) level of activity.
- The Hot Key Manager lets you execute power actions or any applications from the keyboard instantly using customizable hot keys (keyboard shortcuts).
- You also get a bonus indication of your laptop battery charge state, real-time CPU load information right on your desktop, customizable visual clues (images) for each power plan, a Screenshot Manager to save screenshots as JPG / BMP, one or in a series, using a timer or by hot key, and a built-in HTTP Server to shut down or restart your system from a remote workstation via Internet or LAN.
- Finally, TPC provides full command line support for all power actions.

There are countless ways to use TPC to help you get your work done more efficiently. Here are just a few examples:

- Change from power saver to high performance power plan (or any other power plan) instantly.
- Shutdown your computer automatically at midnight.
- Hibernate your computer after your defragmenter or backup utility has completed.
- Run your web-browser with Ctrl-Shift-W or turn off the screen instantly with Win-S.

TPC runs on Windows 7 (32 or 64bit), Vista and XP (though with limited functionality). It installs as an icon in the Windows notification area and provides functions Microsoft left out. TPC is powerful, simple, and an easy way to control all aspects of your system's power.