How can I enable my computer to automatically power on in Windows 10 after a power outage?

How can I enable my computer to automatically power on in Windows after a power outage?

Modify Power settings inside your BIOS.

1. Power On your computer and press "DEL" or "F1" or "F2" or "F10" to enter BIOS (CMOS) setup utility.
(The way to enter into BIOS Settings depends on the computer manufacturer).

2. Inside BIOS menu, look under the following menus to find for a setting named “Restore on AC/Power Loss” or “AC Power Recovery” or "After Power Loss".

Advanced” or “ACPI” or "Power Management Setup". *

* Note: The “Restore on AC/Power Loss” setting can be found under different places inside BIOS setup according to computer manufacturer.

3.  Set the “Restore on AC/Power Loss” setting to “Power On”.



4. Save and exit from BIOS settings.
Modify Windows to startup normally after power corruption.

1. Open an elevated command prompt window by going to:

  • Click the "Start" menu, and start typing "Command Prompt".
  • Right-click on “Command prompt” and choose “Run as administrator”.

2. In the command window, type the following command and press Enter.

  • bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreshutdownfailures
After pressing the “Enter” key, Windows should return an “Operation completed successfully” message.





3. Close command prompt window, and you should be all set.