Windows battery saver turns off some features, dims your screen brightness, reduces background activity, and limits most system notifications. You can also enable a USB battery saver to stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. External devices like USB draw power from your computers. When your Windows device is running on battery, USB and other connected devices may use up your battery faster. So enabling a USB battery saver may help preserve and extend your battery life. Below is how to enable or disable USB battery saver in Windows 11.
How to enable or disable USB battery saver in Windows 11
As mentioned above, you can also enable a USB battery saver to stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. Below is how to turn On or Off the USB battery saver in Windows 11. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Bluetooth & devices, then select the USB tile on the right pane as highlighted in the image below. On the Bluetooth & devices > USB settings pane, select the USB battery saver tile and toggle the switch to the On or Off position to enable or disable the USB battery saver in Windows 11. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to turn on or off a USB battery saver in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
