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Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 112523<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Happy<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving is over and the Holiday Season has begun. Darcy and I wish you all the Happiest of Holidays this year. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And yepper, it’s Saturday again, and <\/span>time for another edition of Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes the best tips and tricks are hidden in the questions and answers we publish. And rarely do we post questions and answers on this website. Today, we\u2019re featuring some of the questions and answers from past issues of our\u00a0InfoAve Weekly<\/a> newsletters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These questions & answers were selected at random from past InfoAve Weekly newsletters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 112523<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cindy wants a warning when her laptop battery is getting low<\/strong><\/span>
\nI have an HP Envy with Windows 10, and it doesn\u2019t notify me like most computers do when the battery is getting low. The power connection sometimes gets knocked loose, so I am not even aware I am running on battery, and it suddenly turns off with no warning. I have searched and searched for a setting to control this and cannot find anything. Is there an app or some way to get a notification?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong><\/span>
\nHi Cindy. Windows 10 does not have a great \u201cwarning system\u201d for low battery power, but if you enable Power Saver and leave it at its default settings it will:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.) Make your battery last longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.) Automatically dim your screen when Battery Saver turns on.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can set Battery Saver automatically to turn on at any percentage of battery power remaining \u2013 the default is 20%. Unless you have a reason to change that, I think 20% is reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assuming you have not turned the battery saver on, you can do so this way. First, make sure that your device is not connected to a power source \u2013 if it is, the On\/Off button will be grayed out.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Right-click the start button and click Settings.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. In Settings click on System.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. In System click on \u201cBattery\u201d (it\u2019s on the menu on the left).<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Turn the switch under \u201cBattery saver\u201d to \u201cOn\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5. You can change the percentage of battery power left when Battery Saver turns on \u2013 if you need to, but 20% is reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Make sure \u201cLower screen brightness while in battery saver\u201d is checked. The screen dimming will warn you that your battery power is at 20% (or whatever percentage you choose).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope this helps you. Beyond this, there are no native Windows apps or features that notify you that your battery power is getting low.<\/span><\/p>\n

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