6 tips to help extend laptop battery life

Laptops bring a lot of convenience to users, but its 'life span' is too short for users to be uneasy when using this laptop. Just follow the following tips as you have t

Laptops bring a lot of convenience to users, but its 'life span' is too short for users to be uneasy when using this laptop. Just follow these tips: you can increase your laptop's life by up to 25%.

1. 'Sleep' is the best

Use the operating system's power management features. With Windows Vista, this function is in the Power Options section of Control Panel. With Windows Vista, you boot it at Mobile PC / Mobile PC. This feature helps you to set up when to turn off the screen off mode (it may be after 5 minutes of not using the device) and when the machine works in sleep mode (no more than 10 minutes use to machine). If you want to let your laptop reboot in a certain time, activate the hibernate function.

2. Do not consume performance (performance)

If you don't waste too much power for a series of computing tasks, the laptop's life time will be longer. Therefore, in Vista operating system, select 'Power saver' in the Control Panel / Power Options section to save power.

3. Reduce screen light

Reducing the brightness of the LCD screen is also a very simple way to save power for laptops. Open the Display Settings dialog box in Control Panel to reduce the light to the lowest you can accept.

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4. Remove unnecessary parts

When you don't need to use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or infrared (IR), you should turn these features off because they also consume a lot of laptop power. And, should only use peripheral devices plugged in USB port when necessary.

5. Check pre-set tasks (Scheduled Tasks)

You should schedule a virus scan at the right time when you charge the battery. Virus scanning for hard drives really costs a lot of electricity.

6. Limit multimedia entertainment programs

Just creating a PowerPoint presentation and listening to music on the plane is very attractive. However, these entertainment pleasures, even streaming songs or opening CDs, also contribute to depleting laptop power.

Update 25 May 2019
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