After some digging with msconfig I found that the 'Armoury crate' software is hijacking my preference and sets it to the 'High performance' setting.

When it’s done, the selected power plan is deleted and you cannot use it anymore. The problem: I set the windows 10 home power plan to 'Balanced' as wanted to run the CPU cooler, and then at every re-boot I find the power plan changed to 'high performance'.

Now, you can delete the desired power plan using the following command.

If the power plan you want to delete is active, then you have to set another plan as active by running this command: Run the powercfg /list command and it will list all existing power plans in your system along with their GUIDs.

Open the Command Prompt as administrator.

In addition to deleting custom power plan, this method also allows you to delete built-in power plans in Windows 10 / 8 / 7. Method 2: Delete Custom or Built-in Power Plan Using Command Prompt

After deleting the power plan, it will disappear from the Power Options window.

In the next window, click on Delete this plan link at the bottom.

Then click on the link “ Change plan settings” next to the custom power plan you want to delete.

To delete a custom power plan, you first have to choose another power plan as the active one.

Type powercfg.cpl and press Enter to access one of the Control Panel applets – Power Options.

Press the Windows and R keys together to open the Run dialog box.

Method 1: Delete Custom Power Plan Using Control Panel This tutorial will show you 2 methods to delete custom or built-in power plan in Windows 10 / 8 / 7.

How do I delete a power plan that I no longer need? Windows allows you to use the built-in power plans (Balanced, Power Saver, and High Performance) or create a new power plan from scratch.

My power plan keeps changing