5 ways to save battery life when using Windows 8

Here are some simple tips you can follow to save battery life on devices using Windows 8.

When you travel, bring along a laptop or tablet is a necessity to allow you to get connected to the Internet or use it for your work. But one of the major obstacles in the use of laptops or tablets for work as battery consumption, especially when traveling. Many times, you can only run on battery power in the middle of an important meeting or a long flight. Although most of the operating system that is optimized for battery usage, but for a variety of reasons batteries can only survive for a few hours. Similar to previous versions - Windows 7, Windows 8 is also optimized for battery usage. But of course the innovative energy that is not good enough as Android or iOS, and there are many things people can use to save the battery on Windows 8.

Here are some simple tips you can follow to save battery life on devices using Windows 8.

1. Choose the best mode of energy:

Windows 8 by default has two power modes, balanced (balanced) and power saver (power saving).Sometimes, manufacturers may add other modes based on the device that you own. When you are traveling, you can switch to save power. In addition to switching to power saving mode, you can also customize the power-saving mode to increase your battery life. You can even create a customized plan based on energy demand energy savings you want.

2. Reduce display brightness:

Show is one of the major components on the battery consumption of your computer. You can reduce the brightness based on the needs of its user. To change the settings, swipe from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings. If you are using the mouse, drag the upper right corner of the screen, move the cursor down, then click Settings. Tap or click on the logo Brightness to make changes that you want. Some computers also have dedicated button to change the screen brightness.

3. Change sleep time on and off the display:

When you do not use laptop or your tablet, even in the short period of time, you can save battery life by setting up Windows itself off the display after a period of inactivity. This can save a lot of battery life to expect. You can customize the energy plan (mentioned in step 1) and reduce the waiting time before the computer goes to sleep and the time display off.

 4. Turn off or remove devices not be used:

You can connect multiple USB devices such as ipod, mobile phones, USB drives, etc. Many USB devices when connected will enable the charging power of the computer, so you should disconnect devices when you are not using them. If you use a USB mouse, you can save power by replacing it with the touchpad or tablet.

5. Off the cards and integrated wireless devices.

If you do not use wireless devices or components that integrate as a memory card reader or bluetooth transmitter, you should try to disable them. In most cases you can disable them in device manager and equipment manager. These devices are also consuming a lot of energy even when you are not using, so turn them off if you do not need them.