Next, we are going to see how to activate or deactivate the battery saving mode in Windows 10. Battery consumption in laptops can be quite a problem when we do not know how to configure the power options of Windows.
Although you know how to save battery in Windows 10 and thus increase the duration of it. It is essential that you learn how to activate the battery saving mode in case it is necessary.
That is why we are going to see a very simple tutorial, but detailed about everything you need to know about Windows battery saving mode and also about the power plans that the operating system offers us, which can also be configured depending on our needs. and the use we give to the computer.
How to activate battery saving mode in Windows 10
- The first thing you should do is go to the “Start” menu or press the “Windows” key on your physical keyboard.
- In the context menu you must click on “Settings” is the icon that has the shape of a gear.
- A new window opens where you must click on the first option called “System”.
- In the left sidebar you will have to click where it says “Battery” to be able to view all the options on it.
From this section we will be able to activate or deactivate the battery saving mode of our computer by moving the switch. If it is gray, it is because it is deactivated, if it is in color, it is because it is active.
We also have a few more options that can be very interesting to save battery. Among them, the one that allows us to manage the applications that are running in the background, something that can have a significant impact on battery life.
How to modify power options in Windows 10
Another option we have is to manage the power options of our laptop. For this we must go to “Start” and write “Control Panel”. Now we are going to go to the top right and where it says “View by” we select “Icons”. After this we can see the “Power Options”.
Here we can appreciate the different plans that are available. If you want to modify them, you can click on “Change plan settings” and then we will click on “Change advanced energy settings” to modify how this plan behaves. By default, we are going to find three plans:
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High performance: basically it focuses on using all the resources of the computer so that it works as smoothly as possible.
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Balanced: It is responsible for automatically balancing performance and power consumption depending on what the user needs. Generally, this is the best plan you can have selected.
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Saver: in case you have no way to connect the computer to the current, it is the best plan since it is responsible for reducing all resources to a minimum to save as much battery as possible.
Each of the plans mentioned above can also be edited depending on your needs. If you change something that isn’t working for you, don’t worry because you also have the ability to revert to the default settings at any time.
In this way you can activate or deactivate the battery saving mode in Windows 10 and manipulate the energy options of your computer to save battery or otherwise, have all the resources of your laptop without giving too much importance to the energy consumption that it may to generate, depending on your needs.
Windows 10 power plans can be exported and imported, you just need to know the GUID of the operating system.
