Microsoft recently rolled out the 22H2 update for Windows 11 devices. However, users have reported several issues with this latest iteration of Windows. The major complaint among these is the battery life. According to some reports, the battery life has dropped by 40-50% for some users. Some users have also reported bugs in power management plans, including random Sleep mode triggers and BSODs on startup.
Microsoft has resorted to recommending users uninstall the latest updates to get rid of these errors. Thus, the latest 22H2 update must have some serious issues that are causing such problems in the operating system.
Ever since this update, the battery drains a lot faster. I noticed that the battery dropped all the way down to about 45% after only an hour and a half of usage!!! Anyone else experiencing this?
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Apart from standard usage, battery drops have also been reported during standby mode. Some experts have guessed that the latest update has tampered with the operating system’s normal wake-up and background abilities to download updates and perform maintenance workloads while the device is not being actively used.
Potential fixes to solve the battery drain issue in Windows
Although Microsoft is still working on improving battery life up to the levels achieved in Windows 10, there are potential fixes that can temporarily solve the problem for numerous users.
Users can try and disable the ‘Allow this device to wake the computer’ feature to prevent random sleep-mode triggers. This can help improve battery life. Amongst the most notorious devices that can trigger such issues are mice, which have a feature to turn the computer on in case they detect movement.
Apart from this, users can also select active hours manually to further prevent accidental Sleep Mode triggers. Users can also enable battery savers, close unnecessary background apps, and disable auto startup apps to improve battery life.
The developers have shared a bunch of other potential fixes that can be found here.