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How do I fix the awful battery life on my laptop

Anonymous
2023-12-06T13:37:32+00:00

I bought my acer swift x back in January of 2022. I used it to game for a few months until I got a real gaming desktop, and I always used my acer plugged in. I stopped using it as frequently, but recently I started using it for school back in august of this year. When I first started using it I was getting only 5 hours of battery life which I thought was pretty bad, but manageable, however all the sudden, last week I started only getting literately 2 hours of battery life on a full charge. I have literately all of the power saver settings on, the only application I have running is google chrome (yes I closed all background applications as well), I use less than 50% brightness setting, I have my keyboard LED's turned off, I have dark mode enabled, I have the latest drivers, and windows updates installed, I even have my 3050ti graphics card disable to try and save battery life, but I still only get 2 hours. Can someone please help me. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/696248/my-acer-swift-x-battery-life-is-awful#

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-12T23:33:27+00:00

    That's one of the most inept responses I've seen from a support person (or is it a bot response?)

    #1 You need to determine the source of the power hog. Without knowing that you're shooting in the dark.

    If you are on Windows 11 (not sure if it's in Windows 10) you can go to Settings > System > Power & Battery. Click "View Detailed Info" in the upper right corner.

    Scroll down and you'll see what is using most of the battery. Normally it should be your browser unless you are doing a lot of gaming, video editing, or 3D modeling or other intensive activity. If it's not the browser, then contact support for the app that is using the battery and ask them why it's using so much battery and if you can do anything about it (or remove the app).

    As far as the browser both Edge and Chrome have battery saving settings. The main one is the ability to sort of 'hibernate' browser tabs you have not accessed in a while. The term they use varies between browsers.

    Also it could just be that you have an ailing battery. To make sure it isn't the battery itself do this:

    Caring for your battery in Windows - Microsoft Support

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-07T05:25:17+00:00

    Hi, Zac Bitton

    Welcome to the MicroSoft Community. 

    I'm sorry to hear about the battery life issues you're experiencing with your Acer Swift X. It seems like you've already taken some good steps to try and improve the situation. Here are a few more suggestions that might help:

1. **Check for Battery Health**: The health of your laptop's battery can significantly impact its performance. You can check the health of your battery by opening the Command Prompt and typing 'powercfg /batteryreport'. This will generate a detailed battery report in HTML format that you can view in your web browser.

2. **Update BIOS**: Sometimes, updating your system's BIOS can help improve battery life. Please visit Acer's official website and look for any available BIOS updates for your specific model.

3. **Scan for Malware**: Unexpected battery drain can sometimes be a sign of malware or a virus. Consider running a full system scan with your preferred antivirus software.

4. **Reset your Power Plans**: Sometimes, power plans can get corrupted and cause issues. You can reset them to default by opening Command Prompt as an administrator and typing 'powercfg -restoredefaultschemes'.

If none of the above solutions work, it's possible that the battery itself is faulty. In this case, you might need to consider replacing the battery or contacting Acer's customer support for further assistance.

If there is anything not clear or I can't understand your problem, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards

    Martin | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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