[Windows 11/10] Troubleshooting - Short Battery Life (Rapid Battery Drain)

Try to adjust below system settings to save battery power.

• Reduce the quantity of the running applications: All applications consume memory and power, even when minimized or running in the background, which may affect your device's battery performance. To decrease the battery consumption, please close all unnecessary applications. You can do so via Windows Task Manager: How to use Task Manager to check system performance.
• Reduce the screen brightness: Reduce the screen brightness is an effective way to increase the battery life.
• Turn off the keyboard backlight: Turning off the keyboard backlight also helps save battery power.
• Remove non-used peripherals: External devices also consume battery power, even if they are not in use. Please disconnect unnecessary peripherals (both wired and wireless) to save battery power.
• Disable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth function: When you are not using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections, please turn them off to save battery power.
• Change power plan: Go to the Power Options menu in Windows Settings and select ASUS Recommended power plan. This will automatically balance performance with energy consumption. If this plan is not available on your device, please select Balanced. To learn more about changing Power mode and plan, visit the following article: Change Power mode and plan.      
  
• Change power mode: For the best battery life, right-click [Battery icon]① on the taskbar, then select [Power and sleep settings]②.      
       
  You can change power mode to Balanced or Best power efficiency③.      
  

1. Right-click [Battery icon]① on the taskbar, then select [Power and sleep settings]②.      
   
2. Expand the [Battery saver] field③ to view more battery options.      
   
3. In the Turn battery saver on automatically field, you can choose the battery level from the drop-down list④.      
   By default, the battery saver will automatically turn on after the charge level drops under 20%.      
   
4. Turn on [Lower screen brightness when using battery saver]⑤ to automatically reduce screen brightness to improve battery life when in the battery saver mode.      
   
5. You can also choose different battery options for playing videos while on battery. In Windows settings, select [Apps]⑥, then select [Video playback]⑦.      
   
6. Expand the Battery options field to view more options. You can select Optimize for battery life when watching movies and videos on battery power⑧.      
   You also can check the play video at a lower resolution when on battery to improve battery life box⑨ for further battery power.      
   

1. Type and search [Power, sleep and battery settings] in the Windows search bar①, then click [Open]②.      
   
2. Expand the Screen and sleep field to view more options. Adjust the amount of time to turn off the screen on battery power③. Battery life can be significantly extended by selecting a shorter display idle timeout.      
   
3. Adjust the amount of time to go to sleep on battery power④. If the device is idle and you are not using it, Windows will automatically enter low-power sleep mode      
   
4. You can replace the sleep mode with an even more power-saving hibernate mode. Type and search [Choose a power plan] in the Windows search bar⑤, then click [Open]⑥.      
   
5. Click [Choose what closing the lid does]⑦.      
   
6. Select [Hibernate] on battery⑧.      
   The power consumption in hibernation mode is lower than that in sleep mode, and when you restart your device, it will return to where you left off previously. After your device enters hibernation mode, you need to press the power button to wake it up.     
   
7. In case you cannot see the Hibernate option in the Power settings menu. Please click [Change settings that are currently unavailable]⑨, which will enable this option and allow you to modify its settings.      
   

1. Right-click [Battery icon]① on the taskbar, then select [Power and sleep settings]②.      
   
2. Expand the [Battery usage] field③ to view more battery options.      
   
3. You can modify the [Time period]④ to check which applications have been consuming the most battery power⑤ in the specified timeframe.      
   If you are not using some of the listed applications, closing or uninstalling them will help improve the battery life.      
   
4. In this window, you also can select whether an application will run in the background or not. Here, you can prevent the application from running in the background, which will improve the battery life.      
   Click the [More options] icon⑥ under an app, then select [Manage background activity]⑦.      
   
5. On the settings page for that app, change the setting for [Let this app run in the background]⑧.      
   

Some Windows applications consume more battery power than others, and that may affect the battery life. Please try to measure battery life in Safe Mode and compare it with operating in Windows operating system. Visit the article to learn more about entering the Safe Mode: How to enter Safe Mode.

If the usage time difference is significant, it means there may be some applications or background programs which consume significant power.

If you do not know which applications are causing the battery drainage, please try to reset your device's system.

Note: Please backup your personal files before resetting the device's system.

Please read the following articles for instructions on backing up personal files and resetting the system: How to reset the system.

Try to adjust below system settings to save battery power.

• Reduce the quantity of the running applications: All applications consume memory and power, even when minimized or running in the background, which may affect your device's battery performance. To decrease the battery consumption, please close all unnecessary applications. You can do so via Windows Task Manager: How to use Task Manager to check system performance.
• Reduce the screen brightness: Reduce the screen brightness is an effective way to increase the battery life.
• Turn off the keyboard backlight: Turning off the keyboard backlight also helps save battery power.
• Remove non-used peripherals: External devices also consume battery power, even if they are not in use. Please disconnect unnecessary peripherals (both wired and wireless) to save battery power.
• Disable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth function: When you are not using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections, please turn them off to save battery power.
• Change power plan: Go to the Power Options menu in Windows Settings and select ASUS Recommended power plan. This will automatically balance performance with energy consumption. If this plan is not available on your device, please select Balanced. To learn more about changing Power mode and plan, visit the following article: Change Power mode and plan.      
  
• Change power mode: For the best battery life, you can change power mode to Better battery or Battery saver.      
  

1. Click [battery icon]① which is located at the right-down of taskbar, then click [Battery settings]②.      
   
2. In Battery saver section, toggle the [Turn battery saver on automatically if my battery falls below] box③.      
   By default, the battery saver will turn on automatically when the charge level falls to under 20%.      
   
3. You also can use the slide bar to adjust the percentage④.      
   
4. Turn on [Lower screen brightness while in battery saver]⑤ to automatically reduce screen brightness to improve battery life when in the battery saver mode.      
   
5. In More saving options, click [Change battery settings for playing video]⑥.      
   
6. In Battery options, you can select Optimize for video quality or Optimize for battery life when watching movies and videos on battery power⑦. Select the latter for better battery life.      
   You also can select I prefer video to play at a lower resolution when on battery to improve battery life⑧ to improve battery life.      
   

1. Type and search [Power & sleep settings] in the Windows search bar①, then click [Open]②.      
   
2. Adjust the amount of time to turn off the screen on battery power③. The battery life can be extended significantly by selecting a shorter display idle timeout.      
   
3. Adjust the amount of time to go to sleep on battery power④. If the device is idle and you are not using it, Windows will automatically enter low-power sleep mode      
   
4. You can replace the sleep mode with an even more power-saving hibernate mode. To do so, click [Additional power settings]⑤.      
   
5. Click [Choose what closing the lid does]⑥.      
   
6. Select [Hibernate] on battery⑦.      
   The power consumption in hibernation mode is lower than that in sleep mode, and when you restart your device, it will return to where you left off previously. After your device enters hibernation mode, you need to press the power button to wake it up.     
   
7. In case you cannot see the Hibernate option in the Power settings menu, please click [Change settings that are currently unavailable]⑧, which will enable this option and allow you to modify its settings.      
   

1. Click [battery icon]① which is located at the right-down of taskbar, then click [Battery settings]②.      
   
2. In Overview, please click [See which apps are affecting your battery life]③.      
   
3. You can change [Time period]④ to check which applications are consuming the most battery power⑤ in a specified time period.      
   If you are not using the listed applications, closing or uninstalling them will help improve the battery life.      
   
4. In this window, you also can select whether an application will run in the background or not⑥. Here, you can prevent the application from running in the background, which will improve the battery life.      
   

Some Windows applications consume more battery power than others, and that may affect the battery life. Please try to measure battery life in Safe Mode and compare it with operating in Windows operating system. Visit the article to learn more about entering the Safe Mode: How to enter Safe Mode.

If the usage time difference is significant, it means there may be some applications or background programs which consume significant power.

If you do not know which applications are causing the battery drainage, please try to reset your device's system.

Note: Please backup your personal files before resetting the device's system.

Please read the following articles for instructions on backing up personal files and resetting the system: How to reset the system.