Workshop 3
56 5 - 18 February 2020
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WhenyoulaunchBatteryOptimizer,itshomescreenwill
providea summaryofyourlaptop’scurrentbatterystatus,(^1) theusagetimeyouhaveleftonthecurrentcharge 2
andthebattery’sgeneralhealth.^3 ClicktheRunDiagnostic
button^4 todiscoverif andhowyoucanimprovetheseresults.
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Yourlaptopneedstobeunpluggedforthediagnostic
testtoworkcorrectly.Youcanreadthedetailsofchanges
thatwillhappenduringthetest,suchasyourWi-Fibeing
temporarilyturnedoff.^1 ChoosebetweenanExpressand
Comprehensivescan,^2 thenclickBeginDiagnostic.^3
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Oncethescanis complete(thiscantakea whilethefirst
timeyourunit, sobepatient),BatteryOptimizerwill
presentyouwithitsresultsandtellyouhowmuchbattery
lifeyoucanpotentiallygainbyapplyingits“maximum
optimizations”.^1 ClickOptimizeBatteryLife^2 tocontinue.
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Youcannowdecidewhichpower-intensivefeaturesto
switchofftoprolongyourbatterylife,suchasBluetooth
andRAM-guzzlingprocesses,^1 andseehowmuchtime
you’llgain.^2 ClickPerformOptimizations^3 toapplythe
changes,andSaveAsProfile^4 topreservethemforfutureuse.
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ClicktheMonitoringtab^1 toviewa graphofyour
laptop’sbatterylifesinceyoustartedusingBattery
Optimizer.Thegreyareashowsyourbatterychargeover
time,^2 whiletheredlineindicatesyourenergyconsumptionin
milliwattsandletsyouseewhenyourchangestookeffect.^3
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ClicktheOptionstab^1 torestorebackupssavedbefore
youoptimisedyourbattery.^2 ClickMonitoring^3 toset
upalertswhenyourbatterylifedropsbelowa specific
numberofminutes.TostopBatteryOptimizerrunningon
Windowsstartup,clickGeneral^4 anddeselectthatoption.^5
Boost your laptop’s battery life
L
aptop battery life has certainly improved over the years,
but you’re still unlikely to get anywhere near the length of
time promised by the manufacturer. Battery Optimizer is a
handy free tool that scans your laptop for unnecessaryfeatures
that may be wasting power, and suggests
ways to eke out extra battery life. You
can save these changes as a power
profiletousewhenyou’reoutandabout.
Battery Optimizer: bit.ly/battery494 | 10 mins | Windows 7/8/10
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