Windows 10: Save Battery software from Microsoft Store

In order to extend the life of my battery, I installed the Save Battery software from the Microsoft Store as I was led to believe that I could adjust the charge levels to what I needed to increase/decrease how much it charged before it would stop charging. However, the software was configured to let it charge up to 60% and not higher, and there was no way to change this. I needed to be able to work remotely with my laptop, without access to power one day so I wanted to charge my battery to full so I could work longer... however, even though I uninstalled the software, my computer will not a

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Overclocking to Save Battery ?

Somebody was suggesting me this, to improve the performance of the battery overclock the phone to 900MHz, it will slow down the processor but will save quite a bit of battery.



My question is

• is it true
• How safe it is, will it cause any damage, working, functionality, features of the phone.
• What side effect, negative effect can it have on the working of the phone.

inshort is it advisable ?

 

battery drainage on the nokia 1520

Hi kennash,

We're here for you! Please answer the following questions:

• How did you upgrade the phone's software to Windows 10?
• Any available software update? Settings> Update & security> Phone update> Check of updates.

You can try these suggested steps in managing the battery of the phone. Check out the link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/battery-saving-tips-mobile.

Please let us know if this works.

Sincerely,

 

Battery Won't Charge Fully

Make sure to install all Windows important updates.

Install latest versions of your laptop device drivers you can download the latest device drivers from the device manufacturer or from your laptop manufacturer website.


Step 1

1. Shutdown your laptop.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Connect the AC power adapter to your laptop.

4. Power on the laptop

5. Open the Device Manager by typing Devmgmt.msc into Start Menu or from Control Panel.

6. Under the Batteries category, right-click all of the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery listings, and select Uninstall (it’s ok if you only have 1).





7. Shutdown the laptop.

8. Insert the battery.

9. Power on the laptop.

If above suggestions wont resolve the battery charge issue then follow below steps.




Step 2

1. Shutdown the laptop.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Start the laptop with only AC adapter connected to laptop.

4. When you login to Windows OS connect the battery while Windows OS working.





Step 3

Reset the System Management Controller. Use one of these methods to reset the SMC, which controls battery management, battery status light.

1. Shut down the computer and disconnect the power cord.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Press and hold the power button for ten seconds.

4. Reattach the battery and AC power adapter, then start up the laptop.


Hopefully one of the above suggestions will help you resolve the battery not charging problem. If battery still doesn't charge, you may need to replace your battery.