![]() I want to maximize battery life in my new Inspiron 3493 All of the Dell apps I use on that laptop are for win7 and installed in Windows 10 using Compatibility mode.ĭell Power Manager: Is it a good idea to limit charging to 80%? I also use the above setup on the Dell laptop but would like try the Dell Power Management app that includes setting of high and low limits, if I could find it. I've since upgraded that old Dell laptop from win7 with a clean install of Windows 10. If I recall correctly, Dell UK had the best selection where-as Dell Canada and Dell USA were preaching the delusional hard line that the Dell battery charging/Power Management was perfect. Unfortunately, I was unable to download a functional Power Management app from Dell before they disappeared. My old laptop is a Dell Studio 1747 and about the time that Dell was releasing various power management apps, the battery/charger was giving me significant grief. Now it shows 0% wear and I've verified this with the command line 'powercfg /energy'. When I started using the BatteryBar app it indicated a battery wear of about 7-9%. I would guess the battery most likely stayed on charge for most of that time. This MSI GP-72 started its life as a demo unit for a few months but the deal was too good to ignore. This setup is a bit more manual but is almost flawless. If I plan to go mobile or just a periodic battery maintenance, I might allow the high charge to reach 98%. This way I can once in a while allow the charge level to exceed 90% without disabling the high alarm. I keep the Battery Limiter app pinned to my taskbar and not set to start with Windows. The info widow above is produced with a mouse-over on the taskbar icon. I have the BatteryBar app on my taskbar and set to start with windows. I believe that allowing a Li ion battery level to fall below 25% will promote a premature failure.īatteryBar Pro: Windows Battery Life Tracker I set the critical battery level to 25% and the critical battery action is set to hibernate. If I have stepped away from the PC, the Battery Limiter alarm will yell at 43%, alerting me to come back and energize the charger. This is my indicator to switch on the power bar/charger easily within reach. ![]() I've also tweaked the settings in the Advanced Power options menu.īy setting the low battery level in the Advanced Power options menu to 45%, the display dims and produces a low battery notification from Windows. Battery Limiter allows you to set high and low alarm limits, with visual and or audio indicators. I use an app called Battery Limiter along with BatteryBar free. Which monitoring software do you use? I’ll give it a go
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