Change Critical Level Battery Action & Low Level Battery Action in Windows 10

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

Change Low, Reserve, Critical Battery Level Notifications In Windows 10

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 computer’s battery. BatteryInfoView 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 […]

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 […]

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