| Make your laptop run as long as possible with Battery Saver
By Ed Bott
Here's a surefire recipe for anxiety: You have a long, compute-intensive task ahead of you, and there's no power outlet nearby. Maybe you're on an international flight and your plane doesn't offer AC power. Maybe you're working on site at an archeological excavation or an early-stage construction site. Regardless of the location, when you want your Windows 10 PC to keep working as long as possible, switch into Battery Saver mode as soon as possible.
To turn on Battery Saver manually, go to Settings > System > Battery and slide the Battery Saver Status Until Next Charge switch to the On position. By default, this setting turns on automatically when your remaining battery life hits 20%. You can change that value to as high as 100% if you want Battery Saver on at all times when you're not plugged in.
In Battery Saver mode, the Mail & Calendar and People apps stop syncing; most scheduled tasks are delayed and non-critical telemetry uploads are blocked; and apps that normally run in the background are no longer allowed to do so. The effect on battery life can be significant.
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