Reduce emissionsīecause much of our energy today is produced from the burning of fossil fuels, reducing the amount of energy we consume results in fewer carbon emissions. These settings turn off your screen and put your device to sleep when not in use. Power efficient settings help extend your battery life by minimizing the amount of battery needed to power your device when you’re not using it. As a result, you’ll need to charge your battery more often, and the overall battery capacity may be lower. The capacity of lithium-ion cells is reduced after a certain number of times the battery is charged and then discharged. Lithium-ion batteries age over time, which can result in a battery not holding a charge for as long as it did when it was new. With power efficient settings, you don’t need to worry about using energy on your device when it’s idle-Screen and sleep settings will put your device in a low power state while you’re not using it.

Microsoft is committed to reducing the environmental impact caused by the energy use of our products, including when devices are idle. This is because much of the world’s energy today is created through the burning of fossil fuels. When energy is produced, carbon is often emitted. We need energy to power our electronic devices. Updates to the default Screen and sleep settings now help you use energy more efficiently and extend battery life.

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