In that window, you can customize your power settings at a granular level, whether you prefer maximum performance on a desktop PC or want your laptop to sip battery. The control panel is still where you can make granular changes to power settings. Credit: Microsoft For more, read How to...
Link State Power Managementis widely used on laptops to extend battery life by powering down the PCIe serial link in case of no traffic across the device. But this feature can cause crashes like Windows update crashing Windows 10/11. So, try to disable this option on your PC to see if i...
My universal battery policy for Surface devices is to never use the system on battery, and to treat the battery as an emergency power backup only. I have owned SP2, SP3 and SP4 and in all these devices, I have simply always followed the simple rule to never use them on battery, so th...
It’s also possible to change the brightness levels using a battery saver, the controls located on the monitor, and the Control Panel. UPDATED 1/12/2024:OnWindows 10, you can change the brightness levels in at least five different ways, and in this guide, I will show you how. Sometimes...
Windows 10 has an option where you can check details about your battery percentage, enable Power Saving mode and adjust the screen brightness. This is a very easy-to-use tool where technicalities will be avoided. Press the battery iconpresent on your notification bar (bottom right side of the...
2. Enable/Disable CPPC CPPC (Connected Standby Performance Constraints) is a power management feature in Windows. It helps to conserve battery power and reduce the energy consumption of a device. When the Memory Integrity feature is enabled, the operating system implements stricter constraints on dev...
The difference is that VRR is a broader term that describes the technology that allows your monitor’s refresh rate to adjust dynamically depending on the content. On the other hand, DRR is a specific implementation of VRR for Windows 11 devices that focuses on optimizing battery life while mai...
that can cause different problems at startup. Especially the Display/Graphics Driver which may cause slow boot issue, and take a long time to load the system screen. And most of the users on Microsoft forum, Reddit reported thatupdating their graphics carddrivers fixes boot issues, so let’s...
A RAM test programcan check the problems with your memory and provide corresponding solutions to them. Abattery health testcan help you check the life, performance, issues of the battery and tell you if it should be replaced. However, a lot of people don’t know what’s the best PC benc...
Although Microsoft hasn’t appeared to document any known issues with this update for Windows 11 22H2 and Windows 11 23H3, there’s aReddit threadon the matter. Frustrated Windows 11 users mention the problems they are experiencing after installing the update. One mentions that Explorer.exe sho...