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 ===== Prolonging Battery Life =====
-Running your tablet at maximum brightness can increase load on the battery. You can lower the screen brightness by launching the Windows Mobility Center with the shortcut Windows+X then B and adjusting the brightness slider as desired.
+Two easy ways to improve battery life are to lower the screen brightness or to put the system into power save mode. You can do either of these by clicking the battery icon in the system tray. Brightness is adjusted by clicking the brightness tile. You adjust power saving using the slider.
-To greatly extend your battery life, you can force your computer to limit its resource use. To do this, open the Windows Mobility Center (Windows+X then B) and under the battery gauge, change the power mode to Power Saver. Note that this will reduce overall system performance in order to increase battery life.
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-When you are not using your wireless internet connection, you can reduce the load on your battery by turning off your wireless adapter. This can be done by flipping the switch on the left side of your laptop (if you have one), or turning it off in the Windows Mobility Center. When the switch’s light is blue, the wireless adapter is on. When the light is orange, the wireless adapter is off.
 You can also improve your battery life by closing applications you are not using. Generally speaking, running fewer applications results in longer battery life. This is not true in all cases, but may help.