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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, March 13, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to enable Battery Saver mode on your Windows 11 laptop
• Q&A: How do I remove those annoying check boxes from File Explorer?
• Q&A: Is the ’10 Day Grandma Celebration’ on Facebook a scam?
• How ‘Shrinkflation’ is sneakily inflating your everyday expenses
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to enable Battery Saver mode on your Windows 11 laptop
Windows 11 has a handy ‘Battery Saver’ mode that can help you squeeze some extra time out of your laptop’s battery charge if you need to.
In a nutshell, it preserves the battery charge by dimming the screen brightness, reducing background activity, and limiting some non-essential notifications.
By default, Battery Saver Mode will be enabled automatically when the battery charge drops to 20%.
However, there are several ways to manually turn on Battery Saver mode. Just choose the method below that works best for you…
Method 1: Use the Quick Settings menu
1 – Press the Windows+A key combination to open the Quick Settings menu.
2 – Click the Battery Saver icon.
Note 1: If your laptop is plugged into an electrical outlet the Battery Saver icon will be grayed out and you won’t be able to click it.
Note 2: To turn Battery Saver off simply repeat the steps above and click the Battery Saver icon again in step 2.
Method 2: Use the Settings app
1 – Right-click on the Start button, then click Settings.
2 – In the right-hand pane, scroll down and click Power & battery.
3 – Again in the right-hand pane, scroll down and click Battery Saver.
4 – Click Turn on now.
Note 1: If your laptop is plugged into an electrical outlet the “Turn on now” button will be grayed out and you won’t be able to click it.
Note 2: To turn Battery Saver off simply repeat the steps above and click Turn off now.
Method 3: Use the Windows Search tool
1 – Click the Start button, then type battery saver.
2 – Click Turn battery saver on or off.
3 – In the right-hand pane, click Turn on now.
Note 1: If your laptop is plugged into an electrical outlet the “Turn on now” button will be grayed out and you won’t be able to click it.
Note 2: To turn Battery Saver off simply repeat the steps above and click Turn off now.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How do I remove those annoying check boxes from File Explorer?
A reader wants to know how to remove the check boxes that appear beside the files you select in File Explorer. This post has step-by-step instructions.
• Q&A: Is the ’10 Day Grandma Celebration’ on Facebook a scam?
A reader asks if it’s safe to participate in the ’10 Day Grandma Celebration’ that’s making the rounds on Facebook. This post has the answer.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
How ‘Shrinkflation’ is sneakily inflating your everyday expenses
Everyone is concerned with inflation these days, and for good reason. But truth be told, Shrinkflation is even worse.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• The next world-beating supercomputer may run on chips that mimic the human brain
• Instagram Live-Streamers can assign their own moderators to clean up chat
• Scalper: ‘Reselling PlayStations keeps a roof over my head’
• Could EV ‘battery swapping’ make ‘charges’ as fast as filling up a gas tank?
• The US dollar could go digital. Here’s what you need to know.
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