In some cases, when using a portable Windows 10 device, such as a laptop or tablet, you may find that your battery is draining very quickly. How to identify the cause of increased electricity consumption?
Sometimes this can be related to the use of a particular service or application - for example, you are watching a streaming video, playing a computer game, or engaging in other activity that requires a lot of resources. However, in some scenarios, the battery charge can deplete rapidly for no apparent reason.
To determine the true cause of the increased power consumption on a Windows device, you can generate an energy efficiency report using the powercfg command-line utility. But there is another easier way - the Windows Task Manager can also diagnose the problem of high energy consumption. Most experienced users are aware of this feature of the system tool, but beginners will find this information especially useful.
You need to do the following:
- Call the Task Manager, for example, using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Esc
- If Task Manager opens in compact mode, click the More button to expand the entire interface.
- On the Processes tab, note the Power Usage and Power Usage Trend columns. When you click on a column heading, the table will be sorted in ascending or descending order.
Many Windows users may not see these columns right away. They are displayed by default, but not visible if the Task Manager window is not wide enough. You can either increase the width of the window or decrease the width of the columns of the visible area. You can also right-click on the column header and disable columns that you are not interested in. If the columns related to energy consumption are still not displayed, then mark them in the menu with the right mouse button.
The difference between the Power Usage and Power Usage Trend columns is that the first column gives an indication of the current consumption, and the second gives the total energy consumption over a period of time.
All processes with High and Very High values seriously reduce the autonomy of the device. Check the process names to find out which applications are very gluttonous. If the process is associated with a single-purpose application, such as a computer game, then everything is simple. However, if the increased consumption causes the browser, then you will have to check the activity in the browser to find out which site, service or extension is loading the system.
The Task Manager allows you to quickly detect a high-power application or service. The tool will help to effectively identify the reason for the rapid consumption of a portable device in non-obvious cases.
Do you check the power consumption of processes on your portable device?
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