Energy Star X

Most of us probably know how frustrating dealing with bad battery life can be, and Windows laptops aren't exactly known for their efficiency, leading to most Windows consumer laptops to be largely deficient when it comes to battery life. If you're not one who permanently keeps their laptop plugged in, it's worth looking out for solutions to ameliorate some of that bad battery life.

Features:

• Designed to help users achieve better battery life on their Windows 11 devices


• Dynamically adjusts processes to optimize performance


• Works best on devices with the latest processors from Intel and AMD

A lot about battery management boils down to knowing when to throttle and when to boost certain processes. Dynamically adjusting which processes get boosted helps the user benefit from their device's performance, while dialing down unused programs in the background makes the throttling nearly unnoticeable to the end user, without affecting the overall functioning of the system.

In practice, perusing the logs of Energy Star X displays such behavior. Processes will get throttled and boosted based on your current use case, as the program adapts and dynamically adjusts the priority of certain running programs.

Testing battery life can be a long and arduous process, and the variables when it comes to using a Windows device are numerous. Applying Energy Star X increased our battery life estimates in the Battery window, but only by about a dozen minutes.

Specifications:

• Optimizes battery life on Windows 11 devices


• Compatible with the latest processors from Intel and AMD


• Dynamic process adjustment for better performance

The developer claims that Energy Star X works best on the latest version of Windows 11, on devices outfitted with the latest processors from Intel and AMD. While our system met these criteria, it's still debatable whether such a tool is truly effective.

If you're experiencing bad battery life on your device, you can try out Energy Star X and see how it performs on your machine. However, if your battery is not quite up to the task, there's only so much that battery management software can do.