8 Ways to Save Battery on Windows Laptop: Improve Battery Life On Laptop

If you want to save battery on Windows Laptop then you can do that but in Laptop, you can’t expect too much battery life on laptop.

Because in laptops, the battery lifespan decreases drastically. So this is the truth about the battery life of the computer.

Windows 10 has frequently been accused of using more energy than its earlier versions, such as Windows 7 and 8/8.1. Despite that, Microsoft has introduced several updates over time to address some of the energy-consuming problems in Windows 10.

But some ways that help you to save battery on a Windows Laptop.

5 Ways to Improve & Save Battery Life in Windows Laptop

1. Adjust’s Power Mode
2. Adjust Laptop Brightness
3. Turn On the Battery Saver
4. Disable Wifi & Bluetooth
5. Disable Battery-draining Apps
6. Change Power and Sleep Settings
7. Disable UI Animations and Shadows

Let’s fix the battery problem and understand it one by one.

1. Adjust’s Power Mode

Power Mode is the feature provided in every Windows laptop for maintaining the battery. It is the most efficient way to optimize the battery on Windows.

Windows has a bunch of power settings to help you find the right balance between how fast it runs, how long your battery lasts, and how much energy it uses.

Which setting you pick depends on what you need and what you’re doing.

Understanding the Power Modes:

• Best Power Efficiency: Focuses on keeping your battery charged longer, even if it means your computer might not be as quick. Perfect for things like checking the internet or editing documents.
• Balanced: Find a nice spot between being fast and keeping your battery alive. Great for most stuff you do every day.
• Best Performance: Gives you the most speed, but it comes at the cost of your battery. Perfect for heavy stuff like playing games, editing videos, or using apps that need a lot of power.

How to Adjust’s Power Mode in Window

• Select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery 

2. Adjust Brightness In Laptop

Another way to Improve battery life is to reduce brightness in Windows Laptop. Screen brightness is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to draining your battery. So, adjust the brightness.

3. Turn On the Battery Saver

Battery Saver is a feature available in all smartphone and laptop devices. Battery Saver is a feature in Windows designed to extend your laptop’s battery life when running low. It optimizes power consumption by reducing the performance of certain system functions and apps.

How Battery Saver Works

When Battery Saver is activated :

• Diminishes screen brightness: Reduces power consumption from the display.
• Limit background activities: Limits apps and system processes that run in the background.
• Lower system performance: Temporarily reduces CPU and GPU performance to conserve energy.
• Delays notifications: Reduces power used for delivering notifications.

When to Use Battery Saver

You can manually turn on Battery Saver at any time, but it’s typically most beneficial when your battery is low. You can also set it to turn on automatically when the battery reaches a specific percentage.

How to Turn On Battery Saver On Windows

To turn on Battery Saver:

1. Go to Settings > System > Power & battery.
2. Under Battery Saver, select Turn on Now or set a battery level for automatic activation.

Note on Windows 11

While Battery Saver is available on older versions of Windows 11, it has been replaced by Energy Saver in newer updates. Energy Saver offers similar functionality with potentially additional features.

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4. Disable Wifi & Bluetooth

When your Wifi & Bluetooth are turned on in your laptop then it is consuming your battery in the background. Yes, it is searching in the background.

Many people always open the Wifi & Bluetooth. Same I have also. But if you are battery conscious then you have to turn it off.

So, turning it off helps you to save your battery in Your Laptop.

5. Disable Battery-draining Apps

Many times many apps consume battery in the background. So, disabling these battery-draining apps is a good solution to save battery on Windows.

But

How do check Battery-draining Apps in WINDOWS?

1. Go to Setting < System < Power & Battery < Battery Usage

Here, you can see which apps are consuming how much battery, and also it shows how much battery is consumed in the background.

And, for those apps that are used more than the average battery then you can:

1. Close the App when it is not used.
2. Delete and reinstall

6. Change Power and Sleep Settings

A simple method to extend the life of your laptop battery to little bit is to adjust its ‘Power and Sleep‘ options to lower the screen brightness and the duration of the sleep period.

How to do?

Setting < Power & Battery < Screen And Sleep < Adjust and lower the timing

7. Disable UI Animations and Shadows

This trick will reduce your too much battery but it stops your all animations on your Windows laptop. If your battery is not giving average performance then you can try this trick to save battery.

How to disable UI animation And Shadows

Open the ‘Run’ dialog box (Windows key + R). Then Type in sysdm.cpl and click Enter to open System Properties.

Select the ‘Advanced’ tab and then click on the ‘Settings’ button under the ‘Performance’ section.

Now, under the ‘Visual Effects’ tab, select the option that says ‘Adjust for best performance’. Finally, click ‘Apply’ or ‘OK’.

Conclusion

These tips and tricks for saving battery in Windows are genuine. I have been using laptops for 7 years and these are truly helpful. So, Use these tricks and comment down your problems and tricks that you like.