Battery status icon when power saving mode is enabled
Even though desktop computers don't have a battery, a new icon with two leaves appears in the system tray to indicate that power saving mode is on and doing its job.
Beyond that minor visual difference, Energy Saver does a lot of things in the background to help your Windows 11 PC reduce power consumption and extend battery life. According to Microsoft's technical documentation , here's what it does:
The display brightness is reduced by 30% (or another percentage cyprus telegram data set by your device manufacturer)
Transparency effects on window backgrounds are disabled.
When your device is unplugged and has a low battery, the power saving feature also does the following:
Microsoft apps like OneDrive , OneNote , and Phone Link stop syncing to reduce power consumption.
Applications running in the background are blocked. One notable exception to this rule is that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications such as Skype are not blocked.
Non-critical Windows updates are blocked.
Most Windows 11 telemetry is blocked. Only critical telemetry is allowed to be uploaded to Microsoft servers.
Some scheduled tasks may fail to start or complete.
How to Set Up Power Saving in Windows 11
While you can turn the power saving feature on and off at any time, you can also set it to turn on automatically, like this:
Open Settings ( Windows+I ) and go to System > Power & battery . Then click or tap the Energy Saver section to expand it and display all its settings.