On laptops that run Windows 10, the problem of the battery can arise, which wears out quickly and lasts too little . This is because modern programs are increasingly complex and heavy, leading to a lot of stress on PC components, which consequently consume more.
When using the laptop on battery power, you must make sure that an energy saving plan is automatically set up which disables some functions not necessary for working or surfing the internet.
In this guide we will show you the energy management settings that you can activate on Windows 10, so as to drastically increase the battery life of laptops .
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1) Manually adjust the energy saving
If we want to manually adjust the power consumption of the laptop with Windows 10, simply click on the battery icon at the bottom right and actively move the slide in the small menu.
By setting the slide all the way to the left ( Maximum battery life ), the Windows operating system will adopt the best settings to increase battery life, without having to do anything else; the graphic effects will be reduced to a minimum, access to the apps in the background will be limited and the frequency of the CPU and RAM will be reduced, so that you can also gain 2-3 hours more.
If we set the slide in the center, we will get a good compromise between battery life and performance, while bringing the slide all the way to the right will save the energy saving settings and all hardware components will be pushed to the maximum.
Obviously, we only use the most demanding settings ( Maximum performance ) when the PC is connected to the electrical network via a power supply, so as to have the adequate power to be able to start the heavier programs or to open a greater number of programs.
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Alternatively we can immediately set the battery saving on Windows 10 by opening the notification center at the bottom left and clicking on the Save battery icon.
With this mode active, a green leaf icon will appear inside the battery icon, indicating that energy saving is active at that precise moment.
Among the buttons there is also the Brightness button, with which to choose the brightness of the monitor according to the various environmental conditions and also to the charge level (if we are below 50% of the battery, it is better to set a value lower than 50% of the brightness for earn charge).
If we want to make the energy saving configurations on the old control panel (quite similar to the one seen on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1), just search for Control Panel in the Start menu at the bottom left, click on the Hardware and Sound menu and select Change energy saving settings and choose, in the new window that we will see, one of the profiles designed for energy saving (for example Energy saving ).
We can also customize the individual profiles by clicking on the Change combination settings item and correctly setting the various parameters.
In any case, the simplified system of Windows 10 (seen at the beginning of the chapter) is more than enough to increase battery life on laptops without having to tinker with rumors that we do not know or have never heard before!
2) Automatically adjust the energy saving
If we do not want to manually activate the energy saving of Windows 10 (it can happen to forget and immediately consume the whole battery) we can set a battery level below which the system automatically activates the Maximum battery life mode, seen a little while ago.We open the window again by clicking on the battery icon at the bottom right and this time we select the item Battery settings .
In the window that opens we place a check mark on the item Activate automatically Save battery when the battery charge becomes less than and select the most suitable battery percentage with the slide positioned at the bottom.
To exploit the power of the laptop properly but at the same time increase the autonomy, we recommend setting a value equal to or greater than 50% of the charge: in this way when the battery is at maximum charge the laptop will be fast and snappy as if was still connected to the mains, while when it drops below the chosen value, the laptop will worry more about saving energy and will decrease the performance of the notebook before the battery is too low.
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3) Conclusions
We have shown you how to manage energy savings effectively on Windows 10 without having to rely on dedicated programs or use strange incomprehensible menus.Compared to the past, the battery management menu is much easier to use, just move a slide to be able to immediately change the battery management system.
In another article we can read how to calculate the daily electricity cost of the computer .
If we are looking for programs to increase the battery life of a laptop, we have created a complete guide that can be read at any time, if the methods described so far are no longer effective in managing energy savings.
Finally, in Windows 10 and Windows 7 it is also possible to check the battery status of the laptop PC and obtain estimates of duration
