The Linux equivalent for the Dell Power Manager installs with a single command and once I get through the voluminous user guide is pretty easy to use. I really need to get Linux reinstalled on this machine. I'm reminded of the line from Kill Bill "You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you?" I returned to the store and installed Depp Power Manager (dodging MSFT's attempt to get me to sign in with my Live account) and Viola! I now have a fully functioning Dell Power Manager. In the end I get a message that I need to install something from the MSFT store. During installation I get some popups including one that is too small (on a QHD screen) to read so I cross my fingers and click the blue button which I presume will do whatever needs to be done. Now I return to the Dell page and click the download link for Dell Power Manager. (Well Done again, MSFT!) Now I recall that the entries used to be found under "Installed Software" in older versions of Windows so I search for Install and find what I'm looking for. (Well done MSFT!) Go to settings and search Software - find entries related to Software updates. No uninstall option is found in the store. I open the MSFT store so I can uninstall Dell Power Manager in preparation to install directly from Dell. See the system event log for failure information. Warning! An unexpected error occurred during the last action. Now I'm presented with a black popup that states I thought it wise to provide Dell some feedback so I clicked the "Give us your feedback" icon on the lower left corner of the Dell Power Manager app. Well done Dell! This is not exactly a frictionless experience. There are no drivers that meet the filter criteria you've applied. I click through, enter my service tag and enter "DPM" in search criteria. Try checking the URL/address for errors or visit the Support page and select your product to begin a new search. It may be that the link you followed to get here is not working. We couldn't find the file you are looking for. When I open it I see a popup that tells me to install the Dell DPM component directly from Dell and provides a "More Info" link. I go with the Windows store since that is likely to be the least friction. Google finds me a page at that tells me it is available in the store or directly from Dell.
Today I'm running Windows (installed from the MSFT download, not the factory installation so I decided to do it using the Dell Power Manager app. The preset 'primarily AC use' preset doesn't seem nearly as effective because on occassion when I tried it, it would let it go all the way up to 80% or more.Īgain just want to know if there's anything else I can do, and also have this as a PSA for people who aren't aware that setting a custom charge range is much more reliable than the presets DPM offers.I've used the Custom charging scheme on my XPS 13 (9370) and set it either using the Linux app or directly in the BIOS. Want to make sure that's not a sign of anything bad. In fact I haven't checked the battery life in a while. Is there any more I can do to make sure capacity isn't slowly being stripped away or should that cover it? It seems to very slowly trickle down to 50% and build back up, I can't say how long it takes or how frequently since I haven't been keeping track. Dell Power Manager is an application that allows end users to maximize their battery life by configuring how the battery should be maintained based on their.
Obviously leaving the battery fully charged to 100% this whole time would've completely zapped its capacity so I've set a custom charge range in dell power manager so it stays between 50% and 55% all the time. plugged into monitor, laptop itself is closed and stowed away in my cabinet with USB hub sticking out, only opening it up to hit the power button when I turn it on in the morning. Since lockdown started I've been using my laptop as a de facto desktop, i.e.
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