How to activate battery saver on Windows 11
If your Windows 11 device's battery is low or you want to get the most out of every minute of power, you can turn on Battery Saver mode. Here's how to do it.
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What is battery saver?
Battery saver is a special Windows power saving mode that extends your battery life by lowering your screen brightness, reducing background activity, and limiting certain notifications. It's a bit like “Low Power” mode on the iPhone and “Battery Saver” mode on Android. Windows 10 also includes a battery saving mode.
By default, battery saver turns on automatically when your battery reaches 20% or less power, but this can be configured in Settings under System> Power & Battery. It will turn off automatically once you plug in your device to charge it. Besides, you can use the battery saver manually at any time to save battery.
How to use and configure Windows 10 "Battery saving" mode
Activate battery saver using quick settings
The fastest way to turn on battery saver is to use the Quick Settings menu. To open it, click on the hidden “Quick Settings” button in your taskbar. It's located where you see the Wi-Fi, Speaker, and Battery icons. Or you can press Windows + a on your keyboard.
When the quick settings open, click on "Battery Saver".
(If you don't see "Battery Saver" in Quick Settings, click the pencil icon at the bottom of the menu, choose "Add," then select "Battery Saver" from the list that appears.)
After clicking, Battery Saver will be activated instantly. When you're ready to turn it off, open Quick Settings again and click the "Battery Saver" button until it's no longer highlighted.
How the new "Quick Settings" menu in Windows 11 works
Turn on battery saver in the Settings app
You can also turn on (and configure) battery saver in the Windows 11 Settings app. To do this, first open Windows Settings by pressing Windows + i on your keyboard. Or you can search for "Settings" on the Start menu and click on its icon when it appears in the results.
When the settings open, click on "System" in the sidebar, then select "Power & Battery."
In the power and battery settings, scroll to the "Battery" section. Click the "Activate Now" button located next to the "Battery Saver" option.
The battery saver will turn on instantly. To turn it off again, click the “Disable Now” button next to the “Battery Saver” label.
While on this screen, you can also choose the percentage at which the battery saver will activate using the “Automatically turn battery saver on at” drop-down menu. This menu also includes an option "Always" to keep the battery saver permanently and an option "Never" to deactivate it completely.
You can also activate or deactivate the battery saver using the switch “Decrease screen brightness when using battery saver”. In general, lowering the brightness of your screen will have a big impact on extending the battery life of your PC. Good luck!
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