power saving

As we move closer to the release of the Windows 11 24H2 update, new information has emerged about a significant enhancement in the operating system's power-saving capabilities. This update introduces the Energy Saver mode, which is designed to outperform the previously existing Battery Saver...

In recent years, Windows operating systems have shifted their approach to screen savers, transitioning their function towards more efficient power-saving features such as sleep mode. Despite this evolution, many users still appreciate the decorative and nostalgic aspects that screen savers bring...

I have a Samsung Book 2 Pro with Windows 11. Automatic brightness is on but it doesn't change unless the light difference is extreme. So if I point a strong flashlight on the camera, the screen does get bright and when I turn it off, it goes back to normal. But if I turn off my room lights, the...

Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels (U.S. only). This update (version 2205.40000.14.0) includes several new updates as well as routine improvements to the platform and reliability. What’s New...

So basically the numpties running the O2 network in my town sent out a message about 3 years ago saying they were going to improve the signal and as a result of this work the signal might be affected. I went from 4 bars to 0 and it never went back up. I renewed my contract with them back in...

Is there any way to enable fluent design in power saving mode.The design looks cool I don't care it consumes battery battery is important so I don't want to disable power saving

update no F!"/ way I only maintained the power button pressed to force shutdown and that solved everything for ulterior shut downs... until now Hello, I was trying to solve my bluetooth mouse disconnecting issues but I got a "bigger" one. I went to device manager and under human interface...

I'm looking for a program to make speakers not consume power when no audio is playing. Is it possible?

A lot of people have had this problem and I've seen posts for this on other support forums, but when I unplug my computer and my FPS drops from 120-150 to 20-30, plugging it in doesn't fix the the problem. The fps drops just stays there unless I somehow update my Windows or Lenovo (which I...

This blog was written by Rinku Sreedhar, Senior Program Manager In Windows 10 we added a multiple new sensor features, innovations and changes. In my previous blog, I talked about the new contextual sensing features like activity sensors, pedometers, barometer and proximity sensors. In this...

I have a networking problem which has persisted for many weeks no matter what I try to fix it. The basic setup has been running for 7 years without this issue. The network is a Flight Simulator with a main Windows 7 PC driving the Flight Sim software and also acting as a server for another four...

When reading some config recommendations always two different hardware features are mentioned: AHCI and ACPI What is the difference? Both seem to be power-saving-related. Is one for hard disks and the other for CPU only? Is one in BIOS-only configurable the other from WinOS configurable? Peter

So recently i've had no issues with my monitor or adapter cable, which is what i think and hope is the problem. Everything worked fine, but one day i shut down my PC, and in the morning, tried starting it up. My tower turned on as usual, i could hear the fan running and the lights come on, but...

Hey guys I hope someone can shed some light on this for me as I am at a complete loss. I have a HP pavilion dv6-1129tx laptop it still has the genuine battery in it which is about 4yrs old but I assume it is still alright as it holds charge for over an hour running in battery alone. OS is...

I often record programmes from on-line radio but they are marred with constant audio noises in the background consisting of pops, clicks crackles and whistles. It seems to be worse when there's processor and network activity (like when recording) and appears to change when the display changes...

As you know Win 7 offers options (especially for notebooks) to dim the display after e.g. 15minutes or turn it completely off after 30 minutes of inactivity. Obviously the user can save (rechargable) power with that. But I am particularly interested in possible disadvantages for the hardware...

I have a number of different drives that I use for different purposes but I only use two of them frequently. I would like for the others to enter sleep mode when not in use, but never my main two. Is there any way to edit power saving settings for individual drives?

As long as the power cable is plugged in in my notebook the brightness of my display is fine. But when I plug it out and use the battery the brightness becomes suddenly darker. Why? How can I prevent this switch-to-dark-screen? I found no corresponding option in the power plans Peter

Hi, everyone reading this! I've been having some problems with my computer's power saving mode for a long time now. Everytime I put my computer in power saving mode and when later trying to start it up has always resulted in a BSOD. Somehow that problem has been solved mysteriously some months...

Hi I have Windows 7 SP1 64-bit and I configured an Administrators account. Now, having to create 5 Users accounts,I would like to create them using the same settings (of the desktop, the Internet Options, the power saving options, the WMP options, ...) of the account already configured. How...