How to Enable or Disable Battery Limit in Surface devices

Batteries have a declining life. As you keep charging and discharging, the time Surface runs on battery declines. To make sure battery lasts longer, many of us keep our Surface plugged in unless we have to work on the go. […]

Battery shows being charged but battery percentage not increasing

If your computer is showing charger being plugged and yet the battery percentage is not increasing, it could just be a case of software malfunction or the battery may be too old and might be charging too slowly. It is […]

Surface Pro or Surface Book battery not charging

Surface devices, especially the Surface Book devices are pretty complex. The Surface Book’s display can be taken off to be used as a tablet whereas the Surface Pro is a tablet which gets an external keyboard (type cover) and a […]

How to manually calibrate Battery of Windows laptops to increase its life

The Battery life of laptops degrades over time. Its usage, how often you charge it, how long you charge it, everything affects its life. It’s common to see its life getting shorter every month. While Windows 10 does show you […]

How to fix Battery drain issues in Windows 10

Managing the battery usage is the foremost aspect of an electronic device in order to conserve the performance of the battery and prolong the battery life. Moreover, Windows 10 is constantly upgraded, adding new features that ease the management of […]

Windows 10 laptop Battery charging slowly or not charging

Windows 10 users at times face issues which can get a little annoying after a while, especially when you see that a new fancy update brings just about as many new bugs as it fixes. The good thing is, where […]

Alert, System battery voltage is low

There appears to be no single solution for ‘Alert, System battery voltage is low’ error message which you may see during boot. It flashes on your computer screen, prompting a user to strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to […]

How to Enable or Disable Power Throttling in Windows 10

Windows 10 v1709 introduces a new power-saving technology called Power Throttling. A unique feature of this technology is that while still giving users access to powerful multitasking capabilities, it improves battery life by running background work in a power-efficient manner. […]

Your battery has experienced permanent failure and needs to be replaced

Recently, one of my Alienware laptops gave the following message when I started it: Your battery has experienced permanent failure and needs to be replaced. Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility. If you see […]

How to charge your Phone in Sleep Mode with the Laptop lid closed

With so many mobile phones and laptops in a family these days, it is not really possible to get a power outlet for every device. If you find that there is a shortage of plugs, one easy way is to […]

How to find out Battery Usage of each app in Windows 10

You can extend Windows 10 battery life by finding out which programs & apps are consuming more battery and draining thus battery, via the Battery use applet of the Settings app. Find out Battery Usage of each app From the […]

Create laptop battery full charge notification on Windows 10

If for some reason, you want to be notified when your laptop battery has been fully charged, then the Windows OS will not be able to help you as such. You can change Critical & Low-Level Battery Action and change […]

How to change Battery Saver Mode settings in Windows 10

Windows 10 brings with it multiple new features and Battery Saver mode is one of them. When, in the active state, the feature conserves battery life by limiting the background activity and adjusting the hardware settings. It then displays information […]

Generate Battery Health Report with Power Efficiency Diagnostic Report Tool in Windows

Windows includes a powerful command-line tool called PowerCFG that is very useful in troubleshooting Power Plans. Moreover, this tool, Power Efficiency Diagnostic Report Tool, will also allow you to enable and disable devices. In this article, we will learn how to use PowerCGF […]

How to disable Lock Screen Slide Show when on Battery in Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 users have the new slide show feature for their Lock Screen. The Lock Screen slide show plays beautiful panning and animation of images, and it works great, if you have high resolution wallpaper collection on your system. However, […]

BATExpert: Free Laptop Battery Monitoring Software for Windows 10/8/7

Laptops are an essential part of life for many of us. They travel with us to our work, school and sometimes even on vacation. But what if your laptop battery dies when you are on the go and are just […]

Cellphone & Laptop Battery Explosion – Reasons and Prevention

You must have heard about battery explosions in laptops, cellphones and even other gadgets. Did you ever think you might be playing with a bomb waiting to explode? Of phone and laptops, the latter is a little more dangerous though […]

Fix: Decrease in battery life after upgrading Surface RT to Windows 8.1

Surface RT users have not had it easy while updating to Windows 8.1. they have always been plagued by some problem or the other. The latest in the list of complaints is that some users are experiencing a decrease in […]

Windows Phone 8 power saving tips for enhancing battery life

It is annoying when our smartphone runs out of battery. The more we use the phone features, the more is the battery juice used. So it is necessary to maintain the battery life and make the most from the phone. […]

Tips to improve Battery life of Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

Wireless technology is a boon to those who hate keyboard and mouse cables as much as I do. That said, short battery life is a big problem for such mobile devices. So, in today’s post, I will be highlighting some tips […]

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