Green Ethernet: off
Turns off Realtek Green Ethernet power saving. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.
Applying it needs Nexus Pro. Every plan can read it here and undo it in Restore Center. Compare plans
What it changes
(per-device values resolved on this PC)
Before anything is written, the review screen shows this setting's current value on your PC next to the new one.
Why it helps
Full link power at all times.
Trade-offs
Slightly higher power use. The connection drops for a few seconds while the adapter restarts.
Evidence
Moderate evidence means: helps in specific situations. Expected impact is small (1 of 3): how much it can matter when this is actually the bottleneck on your PC, not a promised gain.
Is it in a pack?
No. It isn't hand-picked as recommended, so you apply it on its own, after reading the trade-offs.
How to undo
Switch the tweak off in Nexus, or open Restore Center and restore this change (or choose Undo last change). Nexus writes back the original value it recorded before applying, not a generic default, then reads it back to confirm.
Where it applies
- Network adapters that support this setting; values are read from your active adapter.
Anywhere else, Nexus shows it as not applicable instead of pretending it works.
More in Adapter
- Stop the network adapter sleepingPrevents Windows from turning off your active network adapter to save power.SafeReliabilityRecommended
- Energy Efficient Ethernet: offStops the Ethernet link dropping into low-power idle. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.SafeReliability
- Energy Efficient Ethernet (Realtek): offRealtek's EEE setting. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.SafeReliability
- Advanced EEE: offRealtek's Advanced EEE setting. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.SafeReliability
- Adapter power saving mode: offTurns off the adapter's own power-saving mode. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.SafeReliability
- Adapter selective suspend: offStops USB network adapters being suspended when idle. Applies to your active adapter if its driver has this setting.SafeReliability