Wondering how you can extend or increase your laptop battery life?
There are a number of ways to increase laptop battery life like reducing screen brightness, deactivating Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use, powering down your device before placing it in a bag, and others that are going to be covered in this post.
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What is a laptop?
A laptop is a portable personal computer that can easily be carried while traveling. Some laptops perform nearly the same tasks or even more, as desktop computers.
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Laptop battery
Laptop batteries have to have a charge for the laptop to power on and perform some tasks. The way they get that charge is through charging using the laptop’s battery charger.
When the laptop’s battery is low, you see a pop-up or alert telling you that the battery is low and you should charge it. In case you do not charge it in time. The laptop shuts itself down.
What is Laptop battery life?
A laptop’s battery life refers to how long your laptop lasts when you power it on with a full charge to when that charge gets depleted and it shuts down.
Ideally, you would want to have a longer battery life. Such that you get to use your laptop longer. Who would not want that? But that is not always the case. Depending on what you routinely use your laptop for, your battery life can be short or long.
For those with short battery lives, there are some things you can do to increase the battery life of your laptop. Read on.
Factors that affect your battery life and how you can work around them to make it last longer
| FACTOR | SOLUTION | |
| 1 | Using third-party AC adapters or batteries that did not originally come with the laptop or are not meant for the laptop model. | Endeavor to use the original AC adapters or batteries. |
| 2 | Leaving Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on when the laptop is not in use. | De-activate Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when they are not in use. |
| 3 | Leaving external devices connected to laptop when they are not in use. | Remove external devices from the laptop when they are not in use. |
| 4 | Not utilizing the power save feature in Windows. | Start utilizing the power save feature in windows. |
| 5 | Exposing the laptop to extreme temperatures. | In case the laptop is exposed to extremely cold or hot temperatures, let it return to normal temperature before using it or charging it. |
| 6 | Using the full brightness of the screen. | If necessary, reduce the brightness of the screen. |
| 7 | Opening too many tabs or apps. | Close the apps that you are not using actively. |
| 8 | Leaving your laptop on and placing it in a bag or an enclosed area. | Endeavor to shut down your laptop before placing it in a bag or enclosed area. |
| 9 | Not using battery management software. | Install and use battery management software on your laptop if possible. |
Conclusion
The tips listed in the table above are doable. They do not require you to be an advanced computer user in order for them to be implemented. Try them out and increase your laptop’s battery life today!