A good long-lasting battery life will always make the experience of using your laptop exceptional. However, in circumstances where your battery is getting drained out quicker than usual, there are a few things you could do to save your battery. With the latest version of Windows, Windows 11, and Windows 10, there are several features and settings that you can tweak to extend your device’s battery life. Here are some battery-saving tips that you can follow to get the most out of your Windows 11 or Windows 10 device.
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1. Alter Display Settings:
Choosing to change some of your PC’s display settings will save you some battery. Display settings like screen brightness, active display, screen refresh rate, and graphics motions consume a lot of battery. Here is how you can customise display settings to save battery;
To Reduce Screen Brightness:
- Go to Settings and click on System.
- Scroll to and select Display.
- Click on Brightness.
- Clear the Change brightness automatically when lighting changes or the Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness check box (if either appears), and then use the slider to set the brightness level you want.
Reduce the Screen Refresh Rate:
A higher refresh rate will provide smoother motion on your display, but it also uses more power. If you want to lower the screen refresh rate, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Advanced display . For Choose a refresh rate, select a lower rate.
Choose Custom Graphics Options for an app
- Go to Settings followed by System.
- Click Display > Graphics.
- Under Custom options for apps, select an app, select Options, then choose Power saving.
2. Enable Battery Saver Mode:
Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 come with a built-in Battery Saver mode that reduces the amount of power your device uses. Every time you feel like your battery levels have dropped, enable Battery saver mode on your PC that runs Windows 11 or Windows 10 by;
1. Clicking on the Battery icon displayed in the bottom right corner of the menu bar.
2. Tap on Battery Saver to enable it.
3. Battery Saver mode will be enabled immediately. The display light is likely to dim at this point.
3. Disable Unnecessary Background Apps:
Some apps run in the background and consume a significant amount of battery power. You can control which apps run in the background by going to Settings > Privacy > Background Apps. From there, you can turn off background app usage for specific apps.
4. Adjust Power and Sleep Settings:
The power and sleep settings of your device can also have an impact on battery life. You can adjust these settings by going to Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep. For On battery power, turn off my screen after, pick duration. To save battery life, set the display to turn off after a short time and the device to sleep after a longer time.
5. Restart your PC
There could be a hidden reason as to why your battery is being drained so fast. Choosing to restart your PC will or might eradicate that issue which is shortening your battery life. To restart PC, select the start button, click on Power and then select Restart.
6. Fully Charge your PC
At all times, ensure that your PC is fully charged to 100% before you plug it out of power. To view PC’s battery level, select Start> Settings> Systems> Power & Battery. The Battery level/percentage will be displayed at the top of the Power& Battery page.