Even more battery power in Windows 10
Many devices will benefit from Windows 10 and achieve a significantly higher battery life than before under Windows 8. In some devices, the battery life decreases. With these tips, you can improve the battery power, but in any case:
- As in previous versions of Windows, Windows 10 offers a power-saving mode. To do this, select on the taskbar battery icon from the toolbar and click on the button "power saving mode".
- If you click operation on the "settings for the mains and save energy", you can also make more detailed configurations for the power saving mode, and to their need to fit in.
- The screen lighting makes up a large proportion of the energy consumption. If it is possible, you should keep the screen brightness as low as possible. On most Laptops you can do this via a button combination. Otherwise, you can also adjust the brightness in the system settings under "screen" and "brightness level".
- Unplug unused USB devices, to extend their battery life. Many USB devices consume energy even when they are just connected and not actively used. You on-the-go USB mouse and prefer to use the Touchpad.
- If you are not to rely on it, you should disable the Wireless Connections on your Windows 10 device in order to achieve a longer battery life. You activate the airplane mode to disable all Wireless Connections. To do this click on the Internet icon in the task bar and select the button next to "airplane mode active".
- Use only the programs you really need. Open programs need resources and eat away at your battery life. Especially Apps and games can often lead to a shortened battery life.
Windows 10: battery life extend
Unnecessary services and programs can reduce battery life and speed. In the next practical tip we will show you what are unnecessary services in Windows 10, you disable can.
