Find help improving Windows performance, managing power and battery settings, handling startup problems, and recovering your PC when something goes wrong. For the broader directory, visit Windows Help & Guides.
Performance and recovery guides
- How to Limit Battery Charge to 80% in Windows 11
- How to Extend Battery Life in Windows 11
- Hibernate vs. Sleep in Windows 11
- How to Change Advanced Power Settings in Windows 11
- How to Make a Windows 11 Recovery USB
- How to Run the Windows 11 Troubleshooter
- How to Manage Startup Programs in Windows 11
- How to Hard Reset a Windows 11 PC
Browse by task
Use these guides to extend battery life, choose sleep or hibernation, change power settings, reduce startup load, run built-in troubleshooting, and prepare recovery options.
Browse by task: Windows Update and troubleshooting guides covers installing, pausing, rolling back, and repairing updates; Windows version upgrade guides covers moves between Windows releases; and Windows driver update guides covers graphics, network, audio, USB, and other device drivers.
Recovery and reinstall: Windows PC reset and factory reset guides covers refreshing or wiping a desktop or laptop; Windows reinstallation guides covers reinstall methods and data-retention choices; and Windows System Restore and recovery guides covers restore points, recovery mode, and recovery media.
More setup and troubleshooting guides
- Windows Activation & Product Keys
- Windows Safe Mode
- Windows Battery, Power Plan & Energy Saver
- Windows Sleep, Hibernate & Shutdown
- Windows Driver Installation & Troubleshooting
- Windows BIOS & UEFI Access
- Windows BIOS & UEFI Settings, Version & Updates
- Windows Boot Menu, Order & Startup