How to Increase the Life of Laptop its Battery

Here are the most working tips and tricks to extend the life and you might need to use some or all of them to optimize the performance computers or Laptop’s.

1. Optimize your Laptop to achieve better performance and to save power. Use some utilities to tweak operating system settings or do it by yourself to optimize computer performance.

2. Optimum battery life could be achieved by cleaning its contacts with a cotton swab and a bit of rubbing alcohol to pass power effectively. Set your screen brightness at a lower level.

Note: Before doing this turn off the power of your Laptop and unplug it from wall outlet.

Image via Wikipedia3. Schedule updates; Install the latest antivirus software including spyware & malware detection and their removal tools. Make sure your Laptop or notebook is not running on battery power when Anti-virus definitions updates, virus scans, Disk cleanup, Disk Defragmentation.

4. Standby or Sleep your Laptop mode if you are leaving it for a short period of time, to cut down the power usage. Hibernate it if you plan to go outside for a while.

5. Cool down your computer which makes your computer or Laptop, work efficiently and it will also enhance battery life.

6. Turn off your network or Internet connections when you dont need it. It will definitely increase the battery life.

7. Disk Cleanup about once a week, clean up your hard drive with Microsoft Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter.

8. Proper Storage is needed if you are planning to go out on a trip or vacation for a week or more try to store your Laptop in a cool dry place, while putting it battery charge at 50%. It will give you the better performance after your come back home or office.

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