Easy ways to extend battery life

If you need an extra hour or so to work on your laptop, here are a few suggestions to do so.
Using a Windows PC, switch the power options to Power Saver Mode. Click the battery icon at the clock, or go to the Control Panel and select the battery icon to begin the process. Click More Power Options and then choose Power Saver. This will dim your screen and put your computer to sleep at a pre-set time duration. If you want to customize these settings, click on Change Plan Settings.
Reducing the amount of back light will reduce the brightness and save a lot of battery energy. Using the Fn key and the dim or bright keys on the keyboard, (usually in blue). Dim the screen to an acceptable brightness.
Shutting off WiFi and Bluetooth technologies is a great way to save energy quickly. If you do not need them, turn them off. You can do so on the keyboard by selecting the appropriate key with the Fn key. If not, then go to the Control Panel to disable these features. Do not forget to activate them again when you need wireless or Bluetooth accessibility.
Avoiding heavy energy usage can save your battery as well. Save the movie or downloads for a time when the laptop is plugged in. Use the battery for light usage, such as word processing or email.
If your system allows to throttle your CPU, then do so. Remember that throttling the CPU will slow the laptop down, so high need activities may not work well, (such as watching a movie).
Terminating processes can also save your battery. Ctrl + Alt and Del will bring up the Task Manager. Go to the Processes tab and highlight the higher use processes. These can be found by looking at the column with the CPU Usage. Highlight one and click End Process. The system will not allow to End a process it needs. Remember to keep processes running such as anti-virus.