Users Guide

Power management 87
Configuring the power button behavior
To configure the power button behavior:
Windows 10/8.1
1. Right-click anywhere on the Start screen.
2. Click or tap All apps at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Under Windows System, click or tap Control Panel.
NOTE: For Windows 8.1/Windows RT click or tap Settings in the
charms sidebar and click or tap Control panel.
4. If your Control Panel is displayed by Category, click or tap the View by:
drop-down and select Small icons or Large icons.
5. Click or tap Power Options.
6. Click or tap Choose what the power buttons do.
You may choose dierent option when your computer is running on
battery and when it is connected to a power adapter.
7. Click or tap Save changes.
Windows 7
1. Click Start Control Panel Power Options.
2. Click Choose what the power buttons do.
3. Choose what you want your computer to do when you press the power
button from the drop-down menu next to When I press the power
button.
You may choose dierent option when your computer is running on
battery and when it is connected to a power adapter.
4. Click Save changes.
Improving battery life
The operating time of a battery, which is the time the battery can hold
acharge, varies depending on how you use your laptop computer.
The operating time of your battery significantly reduces if you use:
Optical drives.
Wireless communication devices, ExpressCards, media cards,
orUSBdevices.
High-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other
power-intensive programs like complex 3D graphics applications
andgames.