uxsoft.Battery

Windows comes with a battery management tool that resides in the system tray to show you the charge level of your laptop. Its default right-click menu allows you to navigate to the Power Options and the Windows Mobility Center, which is quite convenient.

To save a few clicks you can call to uxsoft.Battery, a lightweight and simple application that works alongside the Windows icon, providing an alternative with a few handy functions.

First of all, it is worth mentioning that uxsoft.Battery requires no installation. As soon as you launch it, just head down to the system tray area to find the new battery icon. It shows you whether the laptop is plugged in or not and it reveals the battery level in its context menu.

What is noticeable is that uxsoft.Battery allows you to change the power plan on your laptop directly  from the tray menu, without having to navigate to the Control Panel to find the Power Options. In other words, it offers more options for the battery icon menu and changes the default Windows options a bit.   All the options in the right-click menu are scaled up in size, so as to optimize the application for touch-screen displays.

In essence, there is not much that uxsoft.Battery brings to the tale, but there is no doubt that changing the power plan from the tray menu and a more touch-friendly interface to the battery management tool are nice additions.