How to extend battery life when gaming - Legion

Find additional methods to extend battery life - Legion

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Find additional methods to extend battery life - Legion

Description

The battery may drain quickly when playing games.

Applicable Brands

Legion

Applicable Systems

Legion 5 Gen 6 (15" AMD) Gaming Laptop

Operating Systems

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Solution

Use the following steps to extend the battery life.

Reduce LCD brightness level

The display is one of the largest users of battery power. Save big on battery life by turning the brightness level down to the lowest comfortable level.

Information about brightness settings can be found under Guides & Manuals on the Product Home page. Select the User Guide.

Guides and Manuals

Sample User Guide pages:

Increase or decrease brightness

Brightness key

Close applications

Close down applications you are not using.

Lower the volume or use headphones

Select the Sound icon and drag the slider to the left to lower the volume, or use headphones.

Volume control

Unplug unneeded devices

To save battery life, remove other devices like phones or headphones that are charging. When not using the system, but a power source is needed, charge other devices from the notebook as long as it is powered on and unlocked.

Turn off Bluetooth

If not using this feature, disable the feature to avoid draining the battery. For more information, see How to turn Bluetooth on or off in Windows 11/10.

Shut down or hibernate the system

Shut down or hibernate the system rather than using standby, if there are no plans to use the system for a while (have closed the game). Standby continues to drain energy to keep the system ready to go when the cover is opened. For details, see Shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC.

Reduce the graphics resolution for the game

Many games have options that allow you to reduce the graphics resolution, limit the frame rate, or other options (such as no shadow effects).

Use the power management settings

Use the power management settings on the computer. In Windows, click Power Options under Control Panel.
Control Panel
Power Options

Change settings in Windows.

Battery saving tips for Windows


Document ID:HT513294
Original Publish Date:01/21/2022
Last Modified Date:09/24/2024