Percentage is a small, portable (no need to install), free and efficient utility that will let you monitor your battery status right in the Windows taskbar. As you know Windows shows battery level in a battery icon which, however, won’t let you know the exact percentage of remaining power unless you place the cursor above […]
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I have an ultra-portable Asus Vivobook that I enjoy so much, especially because it provides power autonomy for 10 hours or more! However, feeling confident that I have enough power I messed with its settings and I saw my battery being drained so fast that I felt dizzy! After that tremendous experience I followed the […]
In case that your computer becomes slow, even almost unresponsive for a while when you exit sleep mode, your problem may be easily fixed. A very probable reason, is that some of your open apps causes this problem. What programs are running when you are entering sleep mode? Try closing them one by one the […]
You can always go to the Windows Settings to select a power plan according to your current needs, if you are in low battery, or you need your computer always on, etc., but the same job can be easier using this Power Plan Assistant, and more powerful, since the program can also run specific programs […]
BatteryBar is a simple battery meter that displays your laptop’s battery status in the taskbar. When you’re running on battery, BatteryBar shows the percentage bar in green (> 40% of battery life), yellow (25-40%), or red (< 25%). The bar displays the time left on your battery in hours and minutes. When charging, the percentage bar is […]
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Best free Laptop utilities
As you’ll see I put a great emphasis on security since this is an important factor when one works on a Laptop. Please feel free to send me a note in case some really useful and free tool is forgotten and should be included here. You may like also to see this guide on how […]
Super Sleep is a safe, light, free and powerful program that will make sure your monitor stays asleep until you decide to wake it up! If you downloaded Super Sleep before November 22, 2017, download the new version which fixes a bug with the keyboard shortcuts. It is known that various applications or system settings, […]
AutoPowerOptionsOK is a free, simple, portable and light (tiny) utility that can prove very useful, if you need to change power plans often to save energy or to increase performance whenever you want to without having to search for the relevant settings in the Windows control panel. The program places its icon in the Windows […]