One of the main problems we have when we use a laptop is its battery: sometimes it discharges too quickly or it doesn’t always charge when it should. We depend on the plug, the charger and it stops being portable. But we can review some aspects and solve the main problems with the battery of Windows laptops. These are some of the tips or aspects that we can monitor or how to control their useful life.
The battery does not charge, the battery lasts very little or the computer does not notify us when the battery has been fully charged and can cause the computer to overheat. All possible options and solutions that we should consider.
The battery does not charge: what to do
There are a series of steps that we can follow and simple solutions to find out why the battery is not charging or to fix some of the most basic problems that may be causing it to not work as it should, not charging, etc.
- Check the drivers
Your computer’s battery also has drivers, so go to the computer’s Device Manager to check that everything works correctly and that you have the correct version installed and updated. Once inside “device manager” go to the “batteries” section of this window and from here we can check all the drivers
- Problem with the power adapter
Another cause may be that the power adapter is not working properly. The power adapter is not powering the laptop and may be causing problems. Try another one that you have at home, if there is one that is compatible, or look for or buy one that can help you to check if the error is here.
- try another plug
It may seem absurd and obvious, but we can test if the problem is in the socket where we have the computer connected and that it may be failing, causing the battery to not charge. Try another plug to see if the computer works fine.
- The battery is not calibrated
We must recalibrate the computer’s battery to verify that this is not the problem . The first thing we must do is use a program that gives us more details about it and that allows us to know what is failing.
Check battery quality and life
One of the things we can do if we have problems with the battery is to check its status and useful life, to know if it is correct or to obtain all possible information about it through specialized programs. Programs that allow us to know its maximum capacity or charging time, for example.
Battery Info Viewer
One of the options is Battery Info Viewer that gives us information about all aspects of the laptop’s battery and we can download it for free from its website. Here we will see the battery name, manufacturer name, serial number, date of manufacture, current battery capacity, full charge capacity, charge and discharge rate, voltage… We simply have to download the program and run it on the computer without no complexity in its use.
In addition, it also gives us details about how the battery of our Windows laptop has been performing in the last few times that we have used it . The program is very simple and we can download it to any Windows computer with versions up to Windows 10. From its website we can see all the details or what each of the data that the information window will give us means.
Battery Mon
Another program that works as a diagnosis or battery monitor for laptops is Battery Mon , which allows us to know all the details of it. We can know the total capacity, the time with the battery, the download or even a comparison of what happens using some applications or others to know which ones consume more battery. We can see a graph where we can see all the details of the laptop’s battery or how it is discharged as time goes by…
It also has a mini window mode that allows us to control in real time and always visible the charge and discharge of the battery, the useful life, the estimated operating time and other details that are essential to know if we should change it or why it does not work. correctly.
Warning if the battery is charged
Normally there will be no problem with the battery of our computer if we have it plugged in and charging, it does not pose any risk and most devices are prepared for it without posing a fire hazard. But in any case, we can receive an alert or notice if the battery is already fully charged.
To do this, there are applications that send us an alert that will appear on the screen and tell us when the battery is fully charged, if we want to unplug and stop charging until we need it again.
Notifier for Prevent Overcharging
Notifier for Prevent Overcharging is one of the tools that we can use to receive a warning when the laptop’s battery is fully charged. It is a portable software, so we can use it on any computer without installation and without creating any new entries in the Windows registry.
We only have to download Notifier for Prevent Overcharging , run it with a double click and it will stay running in the system tray while we connect the laptop battery. The moment it detects that the charge has reached 100%, it will show us a warning or alert so that we can disconnect it from the current. In case we do not do it, it will continue to show us the notice until we disconnect it.
Other options
Battery Status is another application that is very easy to use and that has been developed to display a notification when the laptop’s battery has been fully charged and thus be able to disconnect it from the mains so as not to overload it. From the configuration of the tool it is possible both to indicate that it notifies us when the battery has been fully charged and when it falls below a certain level.
But if we don’t want to have any more applications on our computer, we can also use a script offered by the news source and that we can download from this same link. Once downloaded, we can edit it to see exactly what it does and be sure of what we are going to execute. The code is quite short and easy to understand and we will be able to see how by default it is configured to show a window from the moment that the percentage of charge of the laptop battery exceeds 95%. Something that we can modify in the script itself if we want. With the script to our liking, we only have to launch it when we put the laptop on charge and it will automatically notify us when the battery is fully charged to avoid overcharging it.