

This section is where the changes take place. Now you can reboot the PC with the registry changes and new power plan. Type in Regedit into the search window and answer yes to the User Account Control prompt Luckily, there is nothing that we are doing here that can be classified as 'risky'. That is not a good thing, so make sure you read through this how-to. That means while disabled, your Surface will never go into standby mode. Connected Standby – also called InstantGo – is what is most commonly known as 'Sleep'. The key thing to remember is you will want to re-enable CS after creating a new power profile. Once disabled and the OS has rebooted the settings appear under Advanced Power Settings. The secret to getting the Intel HD 520 to hit max speeds is disabling Connected Standby (CS) in the Windows registry. Luckily, you can configure this so that the Intel HD 520 is only used in max 1000 MHz when either plugged into an AC outlet or you purposefully choose the Max Performance preset. In fact, doing this 'hack' (I use the term loosely) draws more power: 2.4W versus 4.0W when set to max performance.
