Power settings in Windows 11 — by Microsoft Support

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Walks through the Power & battery settings that control sleep timers, power mode and background activity so you can save energy or extend battery life.

Quick steps

Go to Settings > System > Power & battery
Shorten the screen and sleep timeouts
Set Power mode to Best power efficiency
Enable Dynamic refresh rate under Advanced display

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full article on support.microsoft.com

Source: Power settings in Windows 11 by Microsoft Support. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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