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Mobile Computing
Monitoring battery power
2 Tap/touch More power options.
The Windows Power Options window appears.
(Sample Image) Windows Power Options window
3 Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or
create your own custom plan.
4 Tap/touch
Create a power plan in the left pane to set
up a new plan.
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to
the following steps.
5 Tap/touch
Change plan settings to choose the plan
you want to edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
6 Tap/touch
Change advanced power settings to
access settings for battery notification levels, internal
storage drive power save time, etc.
You can tap/touch the plus signs to expand each item
and to see what settings are available for each item.
7 Tap/touch
OK to save the plan changes you have
performed.
Depending on your model, the two power plans eco and
Balanced are satisfactory for most people and do not need
to be edited. The eco plan is the best used for maximum
battery time. The Balanced plan is a compromise between
battery time and performance.
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