Wifi Sense is a feature of Windows 10 that allows you to share commonly known WiFi networks and passwords among your contacts. This has helped some people improve their battery life. Where it says “Turn on SmartScreen Filter to check web content…” click the slider to “Off”. Disable SmartScreen FilterĪnother suggested fix that has helped some people is to disable the SmartScreen Filter in Settings. This is a relatively new strategy, however, and we still have yet to see how it performs for people over a few days. This is worth a shot, and for some people so far it has fixed the battery drain in sleep issue. If the Driver Date says 2006, click on Update Driver and allow the computer to search for a new driver and install it. To do this, type “Device Manager” into the search box, open Device Manager, click the arrow carrot next to “Batteries” and then right click on “ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery” and click Properties. Apparently there is a new driver out from 2013 that has helped some people improve their battery life and have a properly functioning sleep setting, even with Windows Hello turned on. Apparently the ones installed on Surface Pro 4 and Surface Books is from 2006. Update The Battery DriverĪnother troubleshooting fix that may lead to increased battery life is to update the battery driver. They have also reported that the battery drains quite a bit in normal usage and they don’t get the advertised life out of their batteries with light web browsing. Users have reported that they have found their Surface super hot, with the fan running at full blast, when it should have been in sleep mode. Many people have reported that their Surface Pro 4 has been overheating and draining battery while in sleep mode. Surface Battery Drains In Sleep Mode, Doesn’t Last Very Long In Normal Use Here is a compilation of tips for helping to improve battery life and improve the touch pad sensitivity.

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