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How to Enable Battery Life Estimated Time Remaining in Windows 10
The power icon in Windows 10 works as a battery level indicator, showing the remaining battery life. In initial Windows 10 releases, the tooltip for the battery icon showed the device's estimated battery life, expressed in hours and minutes, in addition to the percentage which was calculated in real-time. However, in recent builds this feature is disabled by default, so here's how to enable it.
Windows 10 comes with a special feature called Battery Saver. It is intended to save your PC's battery by limiting background app activity and putting your device hardware in power saving mode. It is possible to enable Battery Saver automatically when on battery or turn it on manually. Here is how.
Windows 10 and Windows 8 have a nice feature to build a battery report. Using the data provided in that report, you can get a lot of useful information about your battery, including how its capacity has decreased over time and battery usage statistics.
By default, when you are running a Windows 10 device on a battery, it shows you a notification popup when the battery gets very low. It is very important that this notification shows reliably, so you can connect your device to an AC power source so you can continue using it uninterrupted. If Windows 10 stops showing these notifications, it can be a serious issue especially if you are frequently working on a battery. Here is how to resolve it.
If you feel that your Windows 10 PC's battery is discharging too quickly, it can be caused by several reasons. The most probably causes are a dying battery or some app which causes a big load on the CPU and other hardware. If you would like to make sure that it is not a software issue, here is how you can see the battery usage per app in Windows 10!
