Fix power consumption problems and extend your laptop battery life
Automatically detect system settings that can affect power usage, such as timeout and sleep settings, display settings, and screensavers, and restore them to their default settings with the following Microsoft Fixit
https://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_battery_power_settings/en-us
it fixes...
- Period of time before the computer goes to sleep is set too long
- Screen saver is used instead of setting the computer to enter sleep mode
- Display brightness is set too high
- Power plan is not set to the most efficient power plan
- Wireless adaptor in not optimized for power saving
- Minimum processor state is set too high
Read more about extending your laptop battery life
- Solutions to common battery problems
- Battery meter: frequently asked questions
- Conserving battery power
- Taking care of your laptop's battery
- Choose low and critical power levels for your battery
Rob
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