Windows Feature Experience Pack takes up 39% of battery usage on background

Question

So, as the title suggests im having a problem on a brand new laptop I just bought where the battery life is non-existant due to Windows Feature Experience Pack taking up to 39% of my battery life while doing "nothing" on the background. Same problem occurs with Microsoft Edge taking 17% and once again usage time is 0minutes. How can I disable these apps completely? I'd like to have more battery life in university than under 2 hours on a brand new 1200€ laptop... Any advise?

Answer 1

Hello Roni_28_, how are you doing?

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

I'm glad to be able to assist you at this time.

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Here are some things you can try to disable Windows Feature Experience Pack and Microsoft Edge completely to improve battery life on your laptop:

1. Disable Windows Feature Experience Pack updates.

Windows Feature Experience Pack is a monthly update that includes new features and improvements for Windows. However, these updates can also consume battery life:

-Open the Windows Settings app.

-Click on Update & Security.

-Click on Windows Update.

-Click on the Advanced options link.

-Under Choose how updates are delivered, uncheck the box next to Receive -updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows.

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2. Disable Microsoft Edge background apps and extensions.

Microsoft Edge can also consume battery life if you have background apps and extensions enabled:

-Open Microsoft Edge.

-Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the window.

-Select Settings.

-Click on Extensions.

-Under Allowed to run in background, uncheck the box next to any apps or extensions that you do not want to run in the background.

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3. Use Efficiency mode in Microsoft Edge.

Efficiency mode is a feature in Microsoft Edge that can help to improve battery life by reducing the amount of resources that the browser uses:

-Open Microsoft Edge.

-Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the window.

-Select Settings.

-Click on System and Performance.

-Under Optimize Performance, select the Turn on efficiency mode when option.

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4. Disable hardware acceleration in Microsoft Edge.

Hardware acceleration is a feature in Microsoft Edge that can help to improve performance by using the computer's graphics card to render web pages. However, this feature can also consume battery life:

-Open Microsoft Edge.

-Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the window.

-Select Settings.

-Click on System and Performance.

-Under Use hardware acceleration when available, uncheck the box.

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5. Close any unnecessary apps and programs.

Any apps or programs that you are not using can consume battery life, even if they are minimized or in the background:

-Click on the Start button.

-Click on the Task Manager icon.

-Under the Processes tab, select any apps or programs that you are not using.

-Click on the End task button.

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I hope these suggestions help you to improve battery life on your laptop.

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