Windows 11 has a built-in report that provides insight into your laptop's battery health (and whether a replacement is actually needed).

Windows 11 is a powerful operating system, and it offers quite a lot of flexibility when it comes to adjusting power profiles and optimizing a given system's performance-to-efficiency ratio. There are ...

Windows 11 laptop users can finally rejoice thanks to Microsoft’s latest improvement: a much better battery status display. Up until now, you could only see a battery level indicator in the bottom ...

Sometimes a feature seems so obvious, but once it's been implemented you wonder why it wasn't always there in the first place. If you're the proud owner of a gaming laptop, rejoice, for the latest ...

I’ll be the first one to admit to not practicing the best battery habits, especially where my laptop is concerned. Most days I leave my laptop plugged in for far too long, which can deteriorate the ...

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

If your Windows 11 laptop shuts down without a low battery warning, check notification settings, enable low battery alerts in Power Options, apply energy recommendations, and assess battery health.

It's worth exploring options to preserve battery life before replacing your battery outright. Generating a battery health report on your Windows laptop is one way to see if you may need a battery ...

Q: what are my options when the battery on my Windows laptop is going out? A: If you find yourself tethered to a wall outlet more often than you’d like, your laptop’s battery is telling you that ...

The batteries fitted inside electronic gadgets in our homes and backpacks are consumables, which means they lose their mojo over time. In technical terms, they undergo a process called electrochemical ...

One key reason your laptop might not boot up without a battery is the power settings in the BIOS or UEFI. So, make sure that power-related settings are correctly configured in the BIOS/UEFI. First, ...

Let’s get started with the troubleshooting guide. 1] Check how the battery reacts to other heavy apps First and foremost, check how the battery reacts to other heavy apps to determine whether this ...