how i can save the battery life on windows 11?

Question

Hi there i was using windows 10 on think Pad L390 Yoga 2in1 laptop i noticed something strange and occurring on the battery when i was working with the latest update of windows 11; 

-Windows 11 is a great system and i loved it but i tested the discharge cycle of the battery is a lot faster even with right and eco settings for battery i tested 70% of battery life equals 2h20min but on windows 10 70% goes up to 3h30min ,please provide me with more info about this problem is windows 11 has this issues and it be fixed.

P.S:I have all the windows 11 recommended settings to run it (8th gen intel i5 vPro cpu) plus my laptop is new and the battery is good (not a hardware problem) and all my drivers are up to date and the laptop work fine on both windows version.

Answer 1

Hi JanRamsis,

Thanks for your post. Here are some things you can do to extend your PC’s battery life.

Method 1:

You can help lower your device's carbon footprint while helping your battery last longer. The Energy recommendations section is a quick place to go when you're looking for a collection of settings that affect your power usage.

1. Select Start , and then select Settings  > System  > Power & battery  > Energy recommendations. Open Energy recommendations
2. Select Apply all or individually adjust settings that are likely to use more power than average, such as screen brightness, screen saver, and how long your device can be inactive before it goes to sleep or turns off. To learn about each setting, see Learn more about energy recommendations.

Method 2:

Energy saver automatically manages system processes and power usage for an optimal balance of PC performance and longer battery life.

Select Start  > Settings  > System  > Power & battery . If you want energy saver to turn on whenever the battery falls below a certain level, select Energy saver to expand options, then next to Turn energy saver on when battery level is at, select the battery level you'd like. To turn on energy saver now and leave it on until the next time you plug in your PC, set Always use energy saver to On, or select the Battery icon in the notification area, then select the Energy saver quick setting.

Reference: Battery saving tips for Windows - Microsoft Support

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Hi Jan

There is many thinks that can affect the battery life and it sounds like you have already done a lot of them. I do have some suggestions you can check. A lot of them have to do with the screen:

Turn on Dark Mode: Settings > Personalization > Colors > Choose Dark.

Disable unnecessary apps running in the background: Settings > Apps > Installed apps, and toggle Background app permissions to Never for apps you don’t need running in the background.

Adjust Sleep and Screen Timeout Settings: Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep.

Disable Unnecessary Startup Programs: Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), go to Startup tab

Check Battery Usage: In Settings > System > Power & battery, you can see which apps are consuming the most power. Optimize or remove high-usage apps

Hope you can use some of the suggestions above.

Best regards

Thomas

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