Notebook: Extend battery life - all tricks

Notebooks are economical devices and designed for efficiency. With the right settings, you can extend the battery life. We show you how to do it here.

Improve battery life from a notebook - you can do that

• Dim the screen brightness of your notebook. The maximum brightness of your screen is not necessary, especially indoors, so you can turn it down without hesitation.
• Some notebooks have an illuminated keyboard. If you switch off this backlight, you can get significantly longer battery life from your device.
• Unplug any devices you don't need from your notebook. You should also remove memory cards and CDs from the device when you are not using them, as your system accesses them regularly and thus wastes valuable battery life.
• If you do not need an internet connection, it is also recommended to switch off the WLAN module. The same applies to Bluetooth.
• In the control panel of your notebook you will find various performance modes in the energy options. Set your notebook to "save energy" so that Windows handles background processes differently and makes further improvements that should lead to longer battery life.
• Of course, it also makes sense to clean the ventilation outlets of your notebook from time to time. This means that the fan has to work much less.
• Connections on your notebook that are not used also require small amounts of electricity. It is therefore advisable to switch them off via the device manager. Be careful not to switch off anything you don't know, and don't forget to reactivate the respective connections when you need them again.

In the next article, you will learn how to extend the life of lithium batteries.