Windows 8 supports Connected Standby only on low-power PCs platforms that meet specific Windows Certification requirements. And just like on the phone, the system remains connected enabling applications to stay fresh, up-to-date, and reachable whenever a suitable network is available. It provides an instant on, instant off user experience that users have come to expect on their phone. The date and time the battery report was run is also listed.Ĭonnected Standby brings the smartphone power model to the PC. Another item in this section is called Connected Standby and you can see that for this particular laptop it is listed as Not Supported. Just open the report in your web browser.Īt the top of the report, as shown above, some general information about your computer is shown, including the brand and model of the device (System Product Name), the BIOS version and date, and the operating system build number. Since we directed the command prompt to your desktop, the report will be placed on your desktop as battery-report.html.
Powercfg will take a few seconds and produce a report in HTML format (battery-report.html) Next type powercfg -batteryreport in the command prompt and press Enter
In the command prompt that will open, type cd %userprofile%/Desktop and press Enter
Type cmd when you are at the Windows 8 Start screenĬlick on Command Prompt listed at the top of the results
