Sara

28days

Battery Draining Quickly After Windows 11 Update

Hi everyone, Ever since I updated my laptop to Windows 11, the battery has been draining super fast. It used to last for hours, but now it seems to drop rapidly, even when I’m just browsing or using simple apps. I’ve checked for background apps, but nothing seems unusual. Any tips on how to fix this?

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alex

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Another thing you can check is if Windows 11’s new features like animations and visual effects are eating up more power. You can turn off some of these extras by going to Settings > Accessibility > Visual effects, and turning off Transparency effects and Animation effects. It won’t make a huge difference visually, but it could help conserve some battery life!

Lily

It could also be that the update reset some of the battery settings. Go into Device Manager, find your battery drivers under Batteries, and uninstall them. Don’t worry—when you restart your laptop, Windows will automatically reinstall them. This helped me once when I had a similar issue after an update.

Mohammed

Hey Sara, That’s frustrating, but it’s a pretty common issue after updates. One thing you could try is adjusting your power plan settings. Head to Settings > System > Power & battery, and make sure you’re on Battery saver mode when unplugged. You might also want to check for any apps running in the background that aren’t necessary, even if they don’t seem obvious at first.