Windows’ built-in battery estimate isn’t much help - it’s only a guess, and it will go up and down as you use your machine in different ways.įor the simplest solution, use a stopwatch or a stopwatch app (the default clock app on Android and iOS include a stopwatch), making sure to start as you begin using your laptop with a full battery. Of course, the simplest way to get a measure of battery life is to time yourself as you use your laptop.
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How to perform manual laptop battery life tests Step 5: After making any changes you want to limit how your laptop uses power, you should expand the Battery section at the bottom, where you can choose a variety of alerts to get about battery status - this can be very helpful when monitoring battery condition, and you can always turn them off later when you’ve learned what you want. Here you can change background settings and choose how your laptop sleeps or hibernates based on your everyday actions, like closing the laptop lid. Step 4: If you want more customization, click the blue C hange Advanced Power Settings link. You can change when the display automatically turns off and when the PC goes to sleep after inactivity. The next screen, shown above, gives you basic options for what happens when your computer is plugged in and when it’s running on battery - we’re interested in the latter. Here you can switch between settings at any time. Click on Change Plan Settings next to either one to adjust it, or click C reate a Power Plan listed on the left to make a new one. Step 3: With the Power Options window open, you may see two plans by default - Balanced and Power Saver, depending on the plan you have currently chosen.
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