Whenever we are using an electronic device, long battery life is always our ultimate goal. We want our devices to last longer on charge and minimize the need of recharging them to the lowest possible extent. In this article, we will explain to you some of the most common ways through which you can make your Windows 10 laptop last longer on a charge.
How to reduce the energy consumption of a Windows 10 Notebook
In order to make your Windows 10 laptop last longer on a charge, you will need to perform the following steps:
Type settings in the search section of your taskbar and click on the search result to launch the settings window. The newly opened Settings window is shown in the following image:
Click on the System tab as highlighted in the image shown above.
Under the Display tab, locate the Change Brightness field as highlighted in the image shown below:
Now move the slider bar highlighted in the image shown above towards the left side in order to lower the screen brightness.
Go back to the main Settings window and then click on the Personalization tab as highlighted in the following image:
Now click on the Themes tab as highlighted in the image shown below:
Choose any high contrast theme from the given themes in order to enhance battery performance. The given themes are shown in the following image:
Now type control panel in the search section of your taskbar and click on the search result to launch the control panel window. The newly opened Control Panel window is shown in the image below:
Click on the Power Options tab as highlighted in the image shown above.
Now click on the link saying, “Change when the computer sleeps” as highlighted in the following image:
Select shorter time intervals from the dropdown lists corresponding to the fields saying, “Turn off the display” and “Put the computer to sleep” as highlighted in the image shown below:
Click on the Save Changes button when you are done with your settings.
Now click on the Notifications icon located at the extreme right corner of your taskbar in order to launch the Action Center as shown in the following image:
Click on the tiles of “Airplane Mode” and “Battery Saver” in order to turn them on. Airplane mode will prevent your computer system from using the features such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which drain your laptop’s battery whereas the battery saver will allow your laptop to work for a longer time with a slightly lesser performance.
If you have a backlit keyboard then you need to switch it off in order to prolong your battery life. The backlit feature can be turned off easily with the keyboard shortcut for switching the backlit keyboard on or off.
If you have any external devices such as an external hard drive, a flash drive, speaker, cell phone etc. connected with your laptop and you are not using these devices then detach them immediately in order to save that power.
Now type task manager in the search section of your taskbar and click on the search result to launch the task manager window. The newly opened Task Manager window is shown in the image below:
Click on the Startup tab as highlighted in the image shown above.
Now click on any of the programs that are enabled on Startup by checking their status in order to select them as highlighted in the following image:
Finally, click on the Disable button in order to disable the program that was enabled on Startup as highlighted in the image shown above.
Conclusion
By following all the steps mentioned in this article, you could easily prolong your battery life and make your laptop last longer on charge. These tips are very useful for every Windows 10 user and they can easily increase the efficiency of their routine tasks by consuming lesser power and working for a longer time.
