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How do you find out which apps or system softwares is draining your battery?

Anonymous
2023-01-03T10:54:31+00:00

My battery has been draining a lot lately, mainly due to malware, which I got rid of already. But I do think it's still somewhat using my computer's resources as my battery is draining really quickly. How do you solve this?

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  1. DYARI BARHAM 33,356 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-01-03T11:34:11+00:00

    Hi C.D.O,

    I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

    Click on Start > Settings > System > Battery > Scroll down to "Battery usage per app" to see which app is draining the battery.

    If you’re interested in getting more technical info about your battery usage and estimated capacity, you can use the Powerfg command-line option that’s built into Windows 10 to generate a battery report.

    1-Select Search on the taskbar, type Command prompt, press and hold (or right-click) Command prompt, and then select Run as administrator > Yes.

    2-At the command prompt, type powercfg /batteryreport, then press Enter.

    3-The battery report will be an HTML file that’s stored in a folder on your PC. The file location will be shown in the Command Prompt window.

    4-Open File Explorer, go to the folder that the report was saved to, and then double-click the battery report (HTML file) to open it in your web browser.

    5-You can get a lot of detailed info about your battery usage and capacity. Some particular sections you might want to look at to get started including the following: Installed battery, Recent usage, and Battery usage.

    Regarding the malware, uninstall any third-party security software and scan for viruses & malware with the free Malwarebytes:

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download

    You can also follow the instructions below to fix battery drain in Windows 10:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tip...

    https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-fix-battery-drai...

    Please do not hesitate to ask if you need further assistance.

    Stay safe

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