Policy

Turn Off the hard disk (plugged in)

This policy setting specifies the period of inactivity before Windows turns off the hard disk. If you enable this policy setting, you must provide a value, in seconds, indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows turns off the hard disk. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can see and change this setting.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategorySystem / Power Management / Hard Disk Settings
Policy ID39d84ca2b93c
Internal nameDiskACPowerDownTimeOut_2

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\6738E2C4-E8A5-4A42-B16A-E040E769756E\ACSettingIndex

Policy notes

This policy setting specifies the period of inactivity before Windows turns off the hard disk. If you enable this policy setting, you must provide a value, in seconds, indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows turns off the hard disk. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can see and change this setting.

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Turn Off the hard disk (on battery)