How to Tell the Remaining Life for a Laptop Battery
One of the biggest advantages that laptops have over desktops is that they run off of batteries and are portable. Batteries give users the freedom to roam while working, studying and surfing the Internet. While using your laptop, it is important to keep an eye on the machine's remaining battery life so that you don't run out of charge in the middle of a task or project. You can adjust your laptop's power settings to make the charge last longer.
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Instructions
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Hover your mouse over the battery icon in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
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Wait for the pop-up to appear. This pop-up will tell you the amount of time you have left until the battery goes dead. The pop-up also gives you a percentage amount indicating the amount of charge that is left, as well. For example, if your battery is fully charged, the pop-up will indicate 100 percent.
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Click on the battery icon to bring up a window that shows the remaining charge time, battery charge percentage and current power plan. You may have to right click on some laptops. Click on "More power options" to adjust various settings on your laptop to save power.
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