Power User Settings

General Note

“Power user” settings require editing config located at %AppData%\GHelper\config.json.

• Quit G-Helper
• Make your changes / additions co config.json
• Start G-Helper again

Make sure to keep json structure (i.e. not to break it with extra or missing commas, etc.) or the app will fail to read it and will just recreate an empty config instead.

Easiest way to do so - is to add new lines to the beginning of the file

Manual app language setting

By default the app will use your windows language setting. But you can set language manually (if it supported of course)

"language" : "en",

(by replacing “en” with language of your choice)

Custom windows power plans with each mode

You can manually assign a custom power plan GUID to each mode.

Format is following : "scheme_<mode>" : "GUID" Where mode = 0 (balanced), 1 (turbo), 2 (silent)

GUIDs of windows power plans

• Balanced (default) 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e
• High Performance 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
• Ultimate Performance (may be not available on some devices) e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

Example Config

• Balanced and Silent mode will use default “Balanced” power plan
• Turbo mode will use “High Performance” :

"scheme_0": "381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e",
"scheme_1": "8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c",
"scheme_2": "381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e",

Alternative Activation for XG Mobile 6850XT

If you experience a situation when your XG Mobile doesn’t work on full power when Activated. It’s possible it needs an “alternative” command to get activated. To turn it on, add following line to config :

"xgm_special" : 1,

Override UI theme

By default the app would set the UI theme from the “app” theme in Windows setting. You can override it to specific theme, or general windows theme

"ui_mode" : "dark",
"ui_mode" : "light",
"ui_mode" : "windows",

Skip keyboard Aura initialisation on startup

By default the app would set the last remembered RGB mode for the keyboard on each launch. To disable it completely

"skip_aura" : 1,

Ambient mode refresh frequency

Custom refresh interval for Ambient keyboard backlight mode. Default is 300ms

"aura_refresh" : 300,

Limit maximum backlight brightness level

"max_brightness": 1,

Hide unsupported RGB modes

For models that exist in both RGB and non-RGB editions, you can hide unsupported backlight modes

"no_rgb": 1,

Temperatures and Colors for Heatmap mode

To adjust default emperature stages for blue / green / yellow and red colors in RGB Heatmap mode

"temp_freeze": 20,
"temp_cold": 40,
"temp_warm": 65,
"temp_hot": 90,

To adjust default colors for RGB Heatmap mode

"color_freeze": "#0000FF",
"color_cold": "#008000",
"color_warm": "#FFFF00",
"color_hot": "#FF0000",

Colors for GPU Backlight mode

To adjust default colors for GPU Backlight mode

"color_eco": "#008000",
"color_standard": "#FFFF00",
"color_ultimate": "#FF0000",

Visual Modes section

To hide and completely disable Visual modes selection

"hide_visual" : 1,

Disable OSD

Disable app’s OSD (for performance modes, keyboard backlight, etc.)

"disable_osd": 1,

Disable “Tablet mode” on X13/X16

To disable automatic touchpad toggling when laptop enters / leaves tablet mode

"disable_tablet": 1,

Disable Extra Keybindings

• Ctrl + M1 / M2 - Screen brightness Down / Up
• Shift + M1 / M2 - Backlight brightness Down / Up
• Ctrl + Shift + F20 - Mute Microphone
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F13 - Toggle Display Refresh Rate
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F14 - Eco GPU Mode
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F15 - Standard GPU Mode
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F16 - Silent
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F17 - Balanced
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F18 - Turbo
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F19 - Custom 1 (if exists)
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F20 - Custom 2 (if exists)

If you don’t want this bindings to work you can add

"skip_hotkeys":1,

Toggle Performance Mode or Toggle App Window key binding

To change binding for Toggle Performance Modes forward / backward from Ctrl + Shift + F5 / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F5 to Ctrl + Shift + KEY / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + KEY

"keybind_profile": 116,

To change binding for Toggle App Window from Ctrl + Shift + F12 to Ctrl + Shift + KEY

"keybind_app": 123,

Where 116 is numerical code for desired key. Put 0 to completely disable this binding.

Keybinding modifier keys

By default most of keybindings are using either Ctrl + Shift or Ctrl + Shift + Alt keys. They can be changed to any combo of the following keys : “win”, “control”, “alt”, “shift”

  "modifier_keybind": "win-control",
  "modifier_keybind_alt" : "win-control-alt",

Higher Maximum and Minimum GPU Clock / Memory Offsets

By default under the GPU section you can set up to +250/+250 for Core and Memory Clock Offset. To increase this value:

  "max_gpu_core": 300,
  "max_gpu_memory": 1500,
  "min_gpu_core": -300,
  "min_gpu_memory": -1500,

Custom CPU Temp Limit

To override minimum AMD CPU Temperature limit set :

"min_temp" : 50,

Custom CPU Undervolting Limit

To override minimum (or maximum) AMD CPU Undervolting / Overvolting values:

"min_uv" : -40,
"max_uv" : 0,

To override minimum (or maximum) AMD iGPU Undervolting / Overvolting values:

"min_igpu_uv" : -40,
"max_igpu_uv" : 0,

Lid-close action when clamshell mode is OFF

What to set as “lid-close” action when clamshell is being turned off (i.e. when laptop is unplugged or external monitor is disconnected)

0 = Do nothing 1 = Sleep (default) 2 = Hibernate 3 = Shutdown

"clamshell_default_lid_action" : 1,

Enable Auto Clamshell mode also when device is on battery

"clamshell_battery": 1,

Save and auto-set Flicker-Free Dimming level for plugged in / on battery cases

"save_dimming" : 1,

Override min / max refresh rate buttons

To override minimum (60hz) and maximum (auto-detected) refresh rate button values

(this does not introduce new refresh rates, your system need to support them in a first place)

"min_rate": 90,
"max_rate": 144,

Make Stop / Start services button under Extra also stop AC services next to MyASUS

"stop_ac" : 1,

Restart NV Container Service every time GPU is enabled

This can help if brightness controls don’t work in Standard mode

"nv_restart": 1,

Enable GPU on shutdown

"shutdown_gpu" : 1,

Force last used GPU mode (i.e. Standard or Eco) on app start / restart

"gpu_mode_force_set" : 1,

Re-apply performance mode each time dGPU is disabled or enabled

"mode_reapply" : 1,

Plugged in / on battery actions delay

When you plug in or unplug your device it would set last remembered performance mode, disable or enable dPGU if you have Optimized mode on and change screen refresh rate if you have display mode set to Auto

If you have unstable power supply, or want to delay this automated actions, you can set a custom delay for it. Delay value is in milliseconds, so 1000 = 1 second.

"charger_delay" : 1000,

Disable mode switching on plugged in / unplugged events

"disable_power_event": 1,

Disable windows “Power Mode” changes

"skip_powermode": 1,

Slash Lighting - custom pattern

You can replace Static mode for Slash Lighting with a custom pattern set in a format of byte-sequence. Default setting is all white.

"slash_custom" : "FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF",

Slash Lighting sleep animation on lid-close

If you want to replace standard animation with a blinking “sleep” animation when lid is closed

"slash_sleep" : 1,

AnimeMatrix Startup, Shutdown and Sleep animations

Sleep animation. 0 - BannerSwipe, 1 - Starfield (default)

"matrix_sleep" : 0,

Startup animation. 0 - GlitchConstruction, 1 - StaticEmergence (default)

"matrix_startup" : 0,

Shutdown animation. 0 - GlitchOut, 1 - SeeYa (default)

"matrix_shutdown" : 0,

Custom Matrix Clock time and date formats

"matrix_time" : "HH:mm",
"matrix_date" : "yy.MM.dd",

It uses standard C# date and time formatting, so you can customize it to your needs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings

Custom hotkey actions

Select Custom next to appropriate hotkey under Extra settings and do one of the following:

1. To run any custom application - put a full path to exe into action text field, preferably in quotes, for example:

"C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2042\BF2042.exe"

2. To simulate any windows key or key-combination - put appropriate keycode(s) into the “action” field separated by space. For example 0x2C for Print Screen or 0x11 0xA0 0x31 for Ctrl+Shift+1

Full list of keycodes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes