Windows 11 can feel sluggish long before your hardware is truly outdated, especially if its power profile, drivers and ...

The default power mode on a Windows PC is set to Balanced, which tries to find a middle ground between battery life and ...

Update drivers and roll back bad Windows 11 updates within 10 days to restore stability and get faster, more reliable ...

On Thursday, Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 27686 in the Canary channel, its long-lead preview channel for Windows Insiders. Though the company's announcement primarily focuses on a new Windows ...

In this post, we will show you what to do if you cannot change Power Mode in Windows 11/10. Power Mode is a mix of hardware and system settings that determines how a device uses the power to get the ...

The phrase “you’re doing it wrong” can apply to just about anything. For me, it’s cooking an egg soufflé (too much mixing), cross-country skiing (not enough glide), and—worst of all—cranking on a ...

When you’re using your Windows 11 laptop, you might notice that the battery life isn’t always as long as you’d like it to be. By tweaking some advanced power settings, you can significantly extend the ...

Start Menu is an essential Windows 11 feature that allows users to launch apps, access Windows Settings, apply power options, and more. Basically, Windows users control their system through the Start ...

The issue has been primarily encountered by users after an update or, while they were trying to edit or create a power plan through the Control Panel. Clicking on the ‘Why can’t Windows retrieve this ...

My Asus P4P800SE running XP Pro goes into Standby with fans (everything) off when I manually select Standby from Windows, but doesn't go into Standby using the Windows Power Options (even though I've ...

Windows doesn’t always “just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. A modern Windows PC works without much tweaking — mostly. But some settings out ...

We all dream of all-day battery life — the ability to use a laptop away from an outlet for an entire workday, or longer. But while everyone’s talking about the long battery life promised by new ...