Dealing with battery issues? Know how to increase Windows Laptop battery life

Facing battery issues with your Windows laptop? Here's the trick for you to maximize your laptop battery life.

The Adaptive Battery Optimizer options in your Windows laptop can help to extend battery life. Know how. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

Most people have turned to laptops nowadays due to their versatile nature. However, laptops have a nasty habit of dying on you just when you need them most. But, if you are careful, you can manage your laptop's battery life and make it last through the day and not just that, increase its lifespan manifold. Many times the user is to blame- the extra power consumption may be caused by heating issues due to poorly ventilated environment or, you have too many tasks and tabs open at the same time and the same remains 24/7. All these factors add stress to your Windows laptop battery too. And with the extended work from home routine due to the worldwide pandemic, laptops are virtually never shut down. So, what is the solution for your laptop's short battery life on day to day basis as well as over the long term? Just small tricks and changes in the habit of the laptop's battery charging can help to boost or even expand the battery life.

For users who always prefer to keep their system connected, laptop companies recommend setting the max charge limit at 80 percent, so that it can stop charging at that point instead of keeping on charging after its full capacity, which degrades the battery life over a period of time. Whether you are using a Windows laptop from HP, Lenovo, Asus, Dell, MSI, or any other brand, you can enable or disable the Adaptive Battery Optimizer that will allow your system to optimize the battery pack for longer life. Here we have given a battery optimiser process for HP, Asus, and Lenovo.

How to increase Windows Laptop battery life

Step 1:

How to set battery charge limiter in Asus Laptops

– First, download the MyAsus app on your system Microsoft Store and then launch it. 

– Then, open the Customization tab.

– Click on the Battery Health Charging option under the Power & Performance tab.

– Now, select the Maximum lifespan mode which will allow your Asus laptop to charge only up to 60% and will charge again when it will dip to 2-3% below. 

– Tap OK to save the changes.

Step 2:

How to set maximum battery charge limit for HP Laptops

– If your laptop is on then turn your laptop’s power off.

– Now restart your system and press the F10 key to enter the HP BIOS Setup Utility.

– After entering in the BIOS setup, open the Configuration tab using the right arrow key.  

– Now, use the down arrow key and select Adaptive Battery Optimizer, or select Power Management Options.

– Tap Enter and enable the Adaptive Battery Optimizer. If your system has options then select the Battery Health Manager and tap on Maximize my battery health. 

– Now, tap the F10 key to save the changes and exit.

Step 3:

How to set battery charge limiter in Lenovo Vantage

– You will need to first launch the Lenovo Vantage app while following on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

– Then click the Device drop-down.

Click on Power under Device Settings. 

– Scroll down to the Battery Settings section. 

– Change the toggle bars towards Battery Charge Threshold

– Then click on Start Charging When Below with 50% while changing the Stop Charging At option to 80%. And it’s done.