This is a Do It Yourself (DIY) procedure to make your Windows PC to shut down automatically whenever there is power cut in order to preserve your battery. You don’t need to install any software. The advantage this method has over other PC Power Down Scheduling software is that they do not know when there is power cut and you need to shutdown. This will help keep your battery healthy.

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The method is essentially about making your OS ‘think’ that your battery is dying and it needs to shutdown. (preferably Windows 7 and below)

1. Locate the Power icon by the bottom right corner of your desktop and click on it to show the status.

2. Click on “More Power Options” and it will open the Control Panel Power Options and Create a Power Plan

3. Enter your new plan name and click “NEXT”.

4. Click on Create

5. This will take you back to “Number 2 here” ie the Control Panel Power Options where the newly created power plan “Sleep Time” is automatically selected and activated.

6. Click on “Change plan settings” in blue font. Then “Change advanced power settings”.

7. Go down through the items to where you see “Battery” and click on the plus sign (+) beside it to open up other options under it.
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a. First Option, “Critical battery action”, change from “Do nothing” to “Shutdown” on battery.
b. Second Option, “Low battery level”, type in “95%” in the space provided.
c. Third Option, “Critical battery level”, type in 90% in the space provided.
d. Fourth Option, “Low battery notification”, leave it at “On”.
e. Fifth Option, “Low battery option”, leave it at “Do nothing”.
f. Sixth Option, “Reserve battery level”, Leave it at default “7%”, (it is pretty useless now).
h. Click “Apply” and “OK” and that is it.

This procedure can also be adapted for use when you want your PC to be always on during downloads, as unattended downloads can be interrupted by the system when it goes into sleep automatically after no activity for some time. I use it with IDM and schedule IDM to shutdown system after downloads but if there is power cut, my power plan keeps my battery healthy.

Thank you!!
whats the disadvantage on PC battery? Just thinking

nice

fromnigeria:
Thank you!!
whats the disadvantage on PC battery? Just thinking

Sorry I don't understand your question

ITbomb:

Sorry I don't understand your question

isn't there any way this system could affect the PC battery?

fromnigeria:

isn't there any way this system could affect the PC battery?

Absolutely none, when you are back and you restart your laptop, you just switch back the power plan to "balanced" and continue using your laptop

ITbomb:

Absolutely none, when you are back and you restart your laptop, you just switch back the power plan to "balanced" and continue using your laptop

i agree thanks