With Windows 10 build 21313 , Microsoft released a new and updated battery management page in Windows 10 Settings , but it is currently hidden. Let’s see how to force it to be enabled.
The new Battery page in Windows 10 Settings
We told you about the new battery page interface in Windows 10 Settings for a few weeks already , but now you can actually enable it on your PC if you have installed the latest build released on the Dev channel. The new Battery page shows information more clearly than the old design and adds the new Usage Information section , which allows you to switch between the battery level history in the last 24 hours and a view of the PC usage hours in the last 7 days.
It is also possible to have information on the hours of active screen and screen off , the averages of the last week and, by clicking on a particular day or time, even more detailed information will be shown . Finally, apps and services that used up battery can now be sorted by:
- Overall use
- Active use
- Background
- First name
How to enable the new battery settings page now
ATTENTION | We will not be held responsible for hardware and software damage caused by this or other guides published on WindowsBlogItalia. Everything is done at your own risk and could lead, in the best case, to the loss of the data present in the device: before taking any initiative, we strongly recommend making a complete backup of apps, photos and documents.
PREREQUISITES | Enabling the new battery settings page only works onWindows 10 Build 21313and newer builds. Therefore, we strongly advise against following this guide for earlier versions of Windows 10.Build 21313 can be obtained by registering your PC to the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel.
If you meet all the above requirements and have backed up your data, just perform the following procedure :
- Download the ViveTooltool from the link at the bottom of the article .
- Extract the contents of the file. ZIP to a folder , such as the ViveTool-v0.2.0 folder in Downloads.
- Open Command Prompt as administrator(you can search for cmd in Windows Search and choose Run as administrator from the menu on the right).
- In the User Account Controlwindow, click Yes .
- In the Command Prompt type cd, give a space , paste the path where you extracted the contents of the ViveTool folder and hit Enter . In our case, for example, the command to execute will be:
cd C: \ Users \ filip \ Downloads \ ViveTool-v0.2.0
- At this point, paste the following commandto enable the new Start menu:
. \ ViVeTool.exe addconfig 27296756 2
and hit Enter .
Upon reboot, the new battery settings page will be active on your PC. What do you think of the new feature being developed on Windows 10?
