Microsoft Has a New Trick To Improve Laptop Battery Life On Windows (theverge.com)
(Monday July 14, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the new-and-improved dept.)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/14/2313239/microsoft-has-a-new-trick-to-improve-laptop-battery-life-on-windows
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/706682/microsoft-windows-11-adaptive-energy-saver-feature
Microsoft is [1]testing a new adaptive energy saver mode in Windows 11 that [2]automatically turns energy saver on or off based on system workload instead of battery percentage , aiming to extend laptop battery life without dimming screen brightness. The feature is currently available to Windows Insider testers and expected to roll out later this year. The Verge reports:
> The energy saver mode in Windows 11 typically dims a display brightness by 30 percent, disables transparency effects, and stop apps running in the background. Non-critical Windows update downloads are also paused, and certain apps like OneDrive, OneNote, and Phone Link may not sync fully while energy saver is enabled. This new adaptive energy saver mode, which will only be available on devices with a battery, will automatically enable or disable without affecting screen brightness. That will make it less noticeable on devices like laptops, tablets, and handhelds.
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> "Adaptive energy saver is an opt-in feature that automatically enables and disables energy saver, without changing screen brightness, based on the power state of the device and the current system load," explains Microsoft's Windows Insider team.
[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/07/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-27898-canary-channel/
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/706682/microsoft-windows-11-adaptive-energy-saver-feature
> The energy saver mode in Windows 11 typically dims a display brightness by 30 percent, disables transparency effects, and stop apps running in the background. Non-critical Windows update downloads are also paused, and certain apps like OneDrive, OneNote, and Phone Link may not sync fully while energy saver is enabled. This new adaptive energy saver mode, which will only be available on devices with a battery, will automatically enable or disable without affecting screen brightness. That will make it less noticeable on devices like laptops, tablets, and handhelds.
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> "Adaptive energy saver is an opt-in feature that automatically enables and disables energy saver, without changing screen brightness, based on the power state of the device and the current system load," explains Microsoft's Windows Insider team.
[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/07/11/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-27898-canary-channel/
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/706682/microsoft-windows-11-adaptive-energy-saver-feature
A better trick still? (Score:2)
by jenningsthecat ( 1525947 )
It seems to me that Linux is easier on batteries than Windoze is... ;-)
Re: (Score:2)
by caseih ( 160668 )
Is it though? My experience with battery life under Linux is mixed, shall we say. It may well be better than windows; I haven't used windows in many years now. I suspect we're a long ways off of the 12 hour battery life of an M series MacBook.
Welcome To The Club (Score:2)
by WankerWeasel ( 875277 )
So they're doing what Apple has done for more than a decade. Got it.
VTEC! (Score:1)
Now for your laptop.