The Battery is Draining Quicker than Expected on a Dell Laptop

Summary: This article provides detailed information about various reasons why your laptop battery might drain faster than expected. It covers potential causes and helps you to optimize your laptop’s battery life and improve its overall performance. ...

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Your laptop battery draining quickly could be due to one of the following reasons:

  • Running too many applications at once
  • Using resource-intensive programs (For example: Video editing software and video games)
  • High screen brightness
  • Background processes
  • Outdated software
  • A failing battery as all batteries wear out over time
  • Incorrect power settings

See the following resources to help you improve your laptops battery life.

How to Improve Battery Life

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Windows 11 and Windows 10 provides integrated tools and recommended settings to maximize your laptop's battery life.

The following article provides information about how to configure these options:

  • Choose energy saving settings
  • Use the energy saver options
  • Change display settings
  • Change power setting
  • So on:

Like most laptops, Dell laptops use lithium-ion batteries, which are the most common type of battery used in today's mobile devices.

The following article provides information about various things that you can do to maximize the health of your battery:

Note: Ensure that you perform the steps in the "Get a detailed battery report in Windows 11" section. It reports on your battery usage and its estimated capacity.

Assessing the health of your battery is crucial for troubleshooting battery-related issues and determining if an aging battery needs replacement.

The following article provides different options on how to check the battery health and charge status of your battery:

Learn how to optimize your power settings to help you extend your battery usage:

  • Shutting down your laptop
  • Using sleep and hibernating modes
  • Editing the power plans
  • Preventing your Windows 11 or Windows 10 laptop from turning on during hibernation.

The following article provides you with the information to configure these functions:

Affected Products

Chromebook, G Series, Alienware, Dell Laptops, Dell Plus, Dell Pro, Dell Pro Max, Dell Pro Plus, Dell Pro Premium, Inspiron, Latitude, Dell Pro Rugged, Vostro, XPS, Mobile Workstations
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Article Number: 000143524
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 Sept 2025
Version:  15
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