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Mauro Huculak

DARK SECRETS: How to extend laptop battery life on windows 11 | Vintage Vibes

Open Power & battery settings.

On Windows 11, running low on battery when you are actively using the device can be a frustrating situation, even more, if there's not a power outlet nearby, but there are many ways to make the most of a single charge, and in this guide, we'll show you how.

For example, you can enable battery savers to disable features and visual effects that can negatively affect battery life. You can tweak the power settings to shorten when the screen should turn off and when the computer should enter sleep mode to preserve energy. You can enable hibernation to save the current session with your running applications onto the hard drive to shut down the system and extend the device's battery life. It's also possible to troubleshoot and fix common battery drain problems automatically and control many other features.

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