How to Put a Windows 8 Power Button on the Taskbar. If the multiple clicks it takes to get to the Shutdown button on your Windows 8 desktop is a few too many, there is a way to add a button that ...

The meter button changes from blue to green when you are on battery power, and clicking on the meter button switches the display between actual time remaining or a percentage view.

You'll see an icon in your taskbar from which you can toggle power plans with a single click, as well as change the brightness by right clicking.