How To Make Vlc Use Less Battery By Enabling Hardware Acceleration
Various tests–like this one at PCWorld–show Windows 10’s Movies & TV app offering more than double the battery life of VLC and other video players. This is because Movies & TV uses hardware acceleration, though, and VLC can too–you just have to enable it first. Then, you’ll be able to enjoy the advanced features of your favorite video player without the battery hit. This is also why you’ll see new laptops and tablets advertised with long “video playback” battery life measured while playing videos in Windows 10’s integrated Movies & TV application....