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9 Tips To Improve Battery Life on Windows 10 PC

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Shadrach Oladimeji
Last updated: February 16, 2023
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Windows 10 has been recognized as a power-consuming OS, despite it being one of the best OS ever developed by Microsoft, the only flaw is the rate at which it consumes power. Want to know how to improve battery life on your Windows 10 computer? Then keep reading this guide on Naijaknowhow.

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9 Practices to Improve Battery Life on Windows 10 Computer1. Reduce Screen Brightness2. Power Saver Mode3. Force Stop Battery Draining Apps4. Optimize Power & Sleep Mode5. Disable Autostart Apps6. Avoid Overheating7. Turn Off Keyboard Lights8. Replace Battery9. Do Not OverchargeConclusionMore On Tech Tutor:

Almost everyone complains of a quick battery shortage and it’s sometimes common with new users. Though there’ve been different updates rolled out to fix this battery drainage issue, nothing changes and the one way to fix battery drainage on Windows 10 is to try out different tips.

Therefore in today’s article, I’ll be sharing 10 tips to improve battery life on Windows 10, this tip is for Windows 10 users with laptops, two in one and ultrabooks.

9 Practices to Improve Battery Life on Windows 10 Computer

1. Reduce Screen Brightness

Screen brightness is one of the fastest ways to get your battery drained on laptops, and for a laptop using Windows 10, it’s always different because Windows 10 gives enhancement to screen brightness. But you can reduce your laptop screen brightness by clicking on the notification bar located at the right end of your screen.

2. Power Saver Mode

This saves battery a lot especially when you’re not plugged into a power socket, all you just need to do is click on your PC battery icon and change the option from Balanced to Battery Saver. But using battery saver mode will dim your laptop screen brightness to 50% but you can increase it if you want.

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3. Force Stop Battery Draining Apps

Some apps consume battery a lot, sometimes it might be browsers and even when you close them, they’ll still be running in the background. So to know which app consumes your battery, just go to Settings > Battery > History. then see the app consuming more power.

You can completely get rid of such apps by closing them via the task manager. This method will help save a lot of battery on your Windows 10.

4. Optimize Power & Sleep Mode

Optimizing your laptop screen timeout mode is one of the best ways to get more battery and also put your battery in a situation where it won’t drain fast. So to optimize Power & Sleep Mode, click on the Windows Icon and search Power & Sleep.

Under Screen, change the option that says on battery power, and turn off after. Click on 5-10 minutes, then under Sleep, you can also change to 1-5 minutes.

5. Disable Autostart Apps

Autostart apps are apps that usually come up and run in the background once the system has been booted up and sometimes these apps consume battery a lot depending on what priority they’re set in, but you can disable them easily.

Open Windows Task Manager by right-clicking on your PC taskbar, then click on the startup tab and disable any apps you see with the startup option enabled on it.

6. Avoid Overheating

Overheating is another cause of quick battery drainage on Windows 10, and when your PC begins to overheat, the only solution is to close apps that are making your PC overheat, then reboot your PC or if at all just shut it down for some minutes and then put it back on.

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There are other ways you can avoid battery drainage on Windows 10 due to overheating, move your PC from where it is and put it somewhere with more ventilation.

7. Turn Off Keyboard Lights

If you’re always using your PC during the day, and if your keyboard has keyboard lights, it’s advisable to turn it off to save yourself more battery, and maybe when you work at night, you can set it back on.

8. Replace Battery

Sometimes a bad battery isn’t healthy for a PC and the only way is to make a replacement, replacing your battery PC battery can help your PC stay healthy because too many unnecessary shutdowns can damage the PC.

9. Do Not Overcharge

Overcharging kills the battery even faster and the best way to keep the battery healthy is to charge it while the PC is running low on battery. Though this doesn’t apply to all battery, some batteries support charging while power is on and doesn’t

Conclusion

A strong battery gives more uptime to your PC, and an OS like Windows 10 needs a strong battery because it consumes a lot, but with this article, you can learn how to make your PC battery last longer on Windows 10 OS.

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