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If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the battery status to see the estimated time and percentage remaining battery life left to know when to charge the battery. If you only want to see the percentage of remaining battery, you can disable showing the...

Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, Windows now provides Energy Recommendations in Settings. You can review and apply these recommendations to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint. Reference...

Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology which enables wireless data transmission between two Bluetooth enabled devices located nearby each other. There are many different types of Bluetooth enabled devices you can add and pair to your PC, such as a pen, mobile phones, wireless headsets...

If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the battery status to see the estimated time and percentage remaining battery life left to know when to charge the battery. See also...

HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For...

USB battery saver will stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. This will show you how to turn on or off USB battery saver for all users in Windows 11. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off USB battery saver. Option One: Turn On or Off USB...

You can generate a battery report to see battery usage and health characteristics over the lifetime of the system. A battery report will include: System details Details on installed batteries Recent usage Battery usage Usage history Battery capacity history Battery life estimates Reference...

You can check battery usage per app to see which apps might be using more battery in the background. Some apps let you manage background activity. If you find that an app is using a lot of battery when running in the background, you can change the Let this app run in the background setting for...

Some apps use the video platform that's built into Windows 11. These include Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that come with Windows 11, such as Microsoft Edge, Photos, and Movies & TV, as well as many third-party video apps you get from Microsoft Store (for example, Hulu, Netflix, and...

The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life. Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls...

The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life. Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls...