“The battery on my HP-Envy 16" WGXGA with NVIDIA RTX 4060 only last less than 3 hours on a full charge. The computer was purchase in November 2023. Is there a setting that needs to be change. Thank you for the help.”
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when using on battery, you will want to set the refresh rate to 60Hz (Settings ->System -> Display ->Advanced Display ). also, for critical situations (i left the big charger at home) turn on the Battery Saver mode and charge with the USB-C during lunch, or whenever you can put your system to hibernate a few minutes. it will let you go through all day
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Check NVIDIA Settings (Control Panel) and make sure the "Preferred graphics processor", and "PhysX processor" are set to Auto-select. Scroll down and click Apply for each. You can also click "Restore Defaults" at top right corner on each page and click Apply for each. If you have it set on the NVIDIA processor the battery will only last 2-3 hours. For long term gaming most will use NVIDIA on the HDMI to external monitor and specified 200W laptop power adapter for extended use. You can also set system Power Mode to Balanced when you don't need the Best performance.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I'm not going to post all of the steps but you can try to recalibrate the battery to the laptop by using the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI Tool. Make sure you have updated to the latest version. The computer will reboot to UEFI then you select the component diagnostic test you wish to perform. Follow the instructions carefully (take a pic) if it reports a problem. This tool will isolate any problems outside of the operating system if there is a problem and help you correct the issue. I had to run this on the battery at about 7 months of purchase and it solved the problem. You can also test the power supply, I had to run it twice because it wanted me to unplug the power supply and run laptop for 20 minutes after it calibrated the battery. Best of luck, its an awesome PC. Word of advice, be sure to get your drivers and updates from HP (OEM) and MS only! If this tool does not find a problem or unable to fix confirmed battery issue you may have a bad battery, charger, or other problem.. take it back to the vendor especially if under warranty.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It depends on what you're doing. You can turn on battery saver mode in the settings or dimming the screen a bit might help. Also check to see if you're running unnecessary programs in the background. Everything you have open requires power, even additional tabs. However, if you're running games, editing audio and video, or running other power draining software you're out of luck. You might as well stay plugged in. These tasks will drain most batteries quickly.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello there. Battery lifetime will vary depending on product model, configuration, running applications/software, features, use, wireless functionality, and power management settings. You can change your Power Management selection in the Windows Settings, however, this will also affect performance of the software you will be running on and off battery. When running graphics intensive applications/software when relying on the laptop battery, you are more likely to see dips in performance, as well. Plugging in during certain tasks is recommended. Thank you for your question!
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