subject: 5 Tips to Increase Your Laptop Battery Life [print this page] 5. Skip the Themes and Screen Savers having the standard look on your laptop will not really hurt you. It will still run in the same way anyway. Most of the time these things are for aesthetic purposes only; and they can really use up a great amount of battery power, so just go without it. You will not be able to use it anyway if your laptop is off.