Windows 10: Why does my laptop only turns on when plugged in?

My laptop only turn on when it is plugged in. Most of the time this happens, it works but is stuck on 100%. Other times, it will randomly turn off itself repeatedly.

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battery plugged in not charging

To resolve this issue, please follow these steps:

• Unplug Laptop
• Remove the Battery
• Plug in Laptop and turn on the laptop
• Go to Control Panel - Devices and uninstall all instances of Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery
• Shut down Laptop and unplug it
• Insert Battery and plug in the laptop
• Start the Laptop

Hopefully this will work for you, please let us know!

 

Plugging in Laptop.

Welcome to Ten Forums I have an Acer Aspire 3 too, though mine has now upgraded to Windows 11. Many would give their eye teeth to be able to turn off that beep. *Biggrin This seems to be a uniquely Acer thing. All Acer laptops seem to make that beep when the power is connected/disconnected, and there is no obvious setting in Windows or the bios to turn this on or off. Following the trail of those trying to turn it off suggests this is where you need to look:

windows 10 - Disable beep sound when plugging/unplugging laptop charger - Super User In your case of course you need to make sure the Realtek HD Audio Manager is fully enabled rather than muted. I've tried it on my Acer Aspire and can confirm that muting the Realtek HD Audio Manager (or Universal Service as it appears in W11) does indeed turn of that beep, quite independently of all other system sounds or audio output. Settings has a quite different layout in Windows 11, but still has all the same settings as Windows 10. This is what I see in W11's Settings.

EDIT: and here are the same settings pages for Windows 10, taken from an old Acer Aspire One netbook.

 

My laptop only turns on when plugged in, but even when plugged in, it sometimes will not turn on at all.

Hello, this is Emily.

Based on the information you provided, it is possible that the issue is with the battery. However, it could also be caused by other factors such as a faulty power adapter or a hardware issue. To determine the root cause of the problem, I suggest you try the following steps:

Try removing the battery and turning on the laptop with just the power adapter. If the laptop turns on without the battery, then the issue is likely with the battery.

If the above steps do not work, it is possible that there is a hardware issue with the laptop.

It is best that you contact your computer's manufacturer for a proper hardware diagnostic as it is hard to narrow down which part is wrong for sure.