Today, most people are using Laptops and tablets as an alternative of desktops because of their portability and less stress of maintaining wires and devices. Laptops are compact and easy to use and all input/output devices are connected to it.
Increasing Laptop battery life.
Some people may suffer from laptop battery life then-only choice left for them is by replacing the battery. But by implementing few settings and by following other important guidelines will make it perform better.
If you have a laptop and you are suffering from poor battery life then, do not worry about it because in these article I am going to explain some useful tips which will help you to increase your battery life.
Tip to increase your laptop battery life.
1. Disable unused devices and port.
Simple ways to increase the laptop battery life is to disable the devices that are not used currently, for example, remove the external USB mouse, external drives etc. You also have to take care of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and also shut down Wi-Fi and Bluetooth after using it. To disable unused devices in windows you have to open control panel and search for device manager. In device manager, devices are grouped by categories.
NOTE: you have to take care of those components without which your laptop do not work like your hard drive. Keel in mind before disabling device, make sure it is not basic hardware for laptop working.
2. Turn off apps and processes.
Another way to increase your laptop battery life is to turn off the unnecessary processes apps because few apps take the processor time for processing and increase load on processor which used laptop battery excessively minimize in background and consume your battery. To close these processes press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open task manager and close processes you want.
3. Turn on your battery saver mode
Another thing to keep in mind to improve your laptop battery life is to turn on your laptop power saving mode. This power saving mode will automatically adjust your peripheral in low power mode and allow them to used low power. This will improve your battery life to some extent.
4. Reduce multitasking
Multitasking means running more than one app at the time. When your laptop is fully charged you do not need to reduce multitasking. When you run more than one or two apps at the same time, processor take more load to process and also consume more power. If you open some image processing tool do not forget to close them after using them because these tools take more processing to run and also consume more power. So reduce multitasking if you don't' need it.
5. Prefer Hibernate instead of Standby.
Some people put their laptop on standby mode even if they have some other work to do. Standby mode save some battery life but do not completely reduce laptop power consumption, so you have to prefer Hibernate function instead of standby mode. Hibernate function simply save your system state and completely shut off your system.
6. Keep your laptop battery contact clean
You have to clean your laptop battery contact clean after every two to three months. Cleaning your battery contact allow very well battery charging and increase your battery life. Use alcohol, white petrol to clean the battery contact.
7. Prevent your battery from over
harging.
This is another factor that affect your battery life. You should not forget to remove charger from laptop when fully charge. Overcharging will damage your battery and other system components. So avoid overcharging.
