Bootcamp Control Panel on Windows has no Power tab

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Bootcamp Control Panel on Windows has no Power tab

Macbook Pro 2016 15" A1707, installed Windows 10 using Bootcamp. Everything seems to be working with one problem - Windows restarts when power drops and comes back. Fixed in MacOS (Big Sur) using preferences (yes, Mac OS did it too) but the fix in windows is Bootcamp Control Panel, Power tab, uncheck restart on power failure. My bootcamp control panel has no power tab! It has tabs for startup, display keyboard, trackpad - but that is all.

I tried using Brigadier to download a new set of drivers (even though install is less than a week old) but nothing changed.

Anyone else seen this? Advice for how to correct?

thanks in advance!

Dave

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Dec 24, 2020 11:22 AM

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DHattey Author

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Dec 26, 2020 11:56 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks to your input on my other topic, I did indeed learn that the A1707 shows power failure restart is "not supported on this machine".

that is almost certainly why there is no power tab, so something different is going on...

I'll close this one since I have another topic specific to my issue that supersedes this one.

thanks!!!

Dave

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Loner T

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Dec 26, 2020 7:29 AM in response to DHattey

DHattey wrote:

But when i am running Windows (bootcamp), it restarts within when power cycled.

Can you elaborate? This statement is bit confusing.

Also, see Automatically restart Windows with Boot Camp on Mac after a power failure - Apple Support for reference.

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DHattey Author

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Dec 26, 2020 5:27 AM in response to Loner T

I did that and that is how i fixed it in MacOS - i can now shutdown and it stays shutdown from MacOS Big Sur even when charger is cycled..

But when i am running Windows (bootcamp), it restarts within when power cycled.

thanks, appreciate the thought

Dave

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Loner T

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Dec 26, 2020 7:51 AM in response to DHattey

On a 2018 Mini (Mac Desktop),

sudo systemsetup -getrestartpowerfailure 
Password:
Restart After Power Failure: Off

and macOS System Preferences shows...

and Bootcamp Control panel shows...

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Loner T

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Dec 24, 2020 3:50 PM in response to DHattey

Look at the standard Power Options. If Bootcamp does not expose an interface to the corresponding setting, your macOS side setting should be the controlling setting. It should be stored in the NVRAM.

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Loner T

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Dec 26, 2020 12:19 PM in response to DHattey

Excellent! Restart-on-Power Failure is a Desktop feature.

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Bootcamp Control Panel on Windows has no Power tab

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