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 […]

Change Critical & Low Level Battery Action in Windows 10/8/7

When the battery of your Windows 10/8/7 laptop is running low, your system will emit a beep to warn you about it and also display a notification to this effect: Your battery is running low. You might want to plug […]

Optimize Your Windows Laptop Battery Life with Batter Optimizer

You may have already read our Laptop Battery Usage & Optimization Guide. If you are looking for a free laptop optimization utility that will that uses advanced diagnostics and testing to guide you to get better battery life, you may […]

Change Power Plan, Settings & Options; Create Custom Power Plans in Windows 10/8/7

Windows describes a ‘Power Plan‘ as a collection of hardware and system settings that manage how your computer uses power. The plan, to a great extent, helps your system save energy, maximize its performance, or balance the two. We have […]

Laptop Battery indicator icon showing battery as empty in spite of being full

I was rather surprised when, in spite of being plugged in and my Battery showing as being fully charged – 100%, the battery indicator icon showed the battery as being fully empty! There are times we are confused about the […]

Manage Processor Usage for Optimum Power Management in Windows 10/8/7

Many of you may have noticed that your Windows laptop becomes hot when you use it extensively to perform resource-intensive tasks. Gamers too may have noticed this. This is because, in such cases, your processor in most cases runs at […]

Turn off Hard Disk after a particular period of idle time to save power

We have seen how we can use PowerCFG tool to find out the health and status of a laptop’s battery. In its Error Report, you may see many causes of errors, some of which can be easily rectified by you, […]

Find out Computer Battery Information with BatteryInfoView

If you are looking out for a good free computer battery info software, you have to check out BatteryInfoView. BatteryInfoView is a free tool for laptops and netbooks that displays a lot of information about your computers battery. It displays […]

How accurate is the Windows laptop battery meter indicator really!?

Many of us while using our laptops are actually confused about the remaining charge shows by our laptop battery meter, which is available in the notification area of taskbar. It shows battery power for 3 hrs remaining, but drains within […]

Laptop Battery Usage Tips & Optimization Guide for Windows

The Power Management technologies in Windows provide platform and processor efficiencies that reduce power consumption and can help lower energy costs. It also provides a better user experience with longer battery life for specific scenarios. Laptop Battery Usage Tips Here […]

Show your Battery state under Mouse Pointer with BattCursor

To know the state of your battery power, you have to look in the System Tray area of the taskbar to see how full or empty your battery is! But BattCursor is a freeware which allows you to display the […]

Change Low Battery Level Notifications In Windows 10/8/7

Windows warns you when your battery charge reaches low, reserve, and critical levels. You can however, change the low, reserve, critical battery level notifications in Windows 10/8/7, through the Control Panel. Low, reserve, and critical levels in battery When the […]

Internet Explorer beats Firefox, Safari, Opera & Chrome in battery life

Seven years ago, the browser wars seemed all but ended. AOL bought out Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer dominated the market, and the era of browser-based exploits began. In 2003, Microsoft’s stranglehold on the browser market didn’t change much, but the […]

Power Management Improvements in Windows 7/8/10

Microsoft has designed Windows 7 with a strong focus on reducing the overall power consumption by investing in key areas of the platform including performance optimizations, idle resource utilization, device power management, and key end-user scenarios. Power Management Improvements Windows […]

Extend Windows Battery with Vista Battery Saver

If you are an intensive Windows user, you may like to check out this freeware utility Vista Battery Saver. This tiny program claims to save up to 70% of your battery by disabling some Windows features. Vista Battery Saver Running […]

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