Windows 10: Find Power Hogs and apps using high battery with Task Manager in Windows 10

While working with Windows 10, one may realize that every once in a while that our system responds a little late especially when we are using a battery-operated system like a laptop. There are times when there is a particular task that ends up fetching all the resources of your system which includes power supply, […]

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Battery power icon on the task bar. Windows 10

I am not able to get the battery icon to show on the task bar despite following the instructions to make it show

Add the battery icon to the taskbar in Windows 10

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To check the status of your battery, select the battery icon in the taskbar. To add the battery icon to the taskbar:

• Select Start Windows logo Start button > Settings Gear-shaped Settings icon > Personalization > Taskbar, and then scroll down to the notification area. Choose Select which
  icons appear on the taskbar, and then turn on the Power toggle. (Note: The Power toggle is not visible on a system such as a desktop PC that doesn't use battery power.) If you still don't see the battery icon, select Show
  hidden icons Up arrow icon on the taskbar, and then select the battery icon.
• On a device that uses battery power, if you select Start Windows logo Start button > Settings Gear-shaped Settings icon > Personalization > Taskbar and the Power toggle is greyed
  out or not visible, in the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, and then select Device Manager in the list of results. Under Batteries, right-click the battery for your device, select Disable,
  and select Yes. Wait a few seconds, and then right-click the battery and select Enable. Then restart your device.
• If you select Start Windows logo Start button > Settings Gear-shaped Settings icon > Personalization > Taskbar and turn on the Power toggle, but the battery icon does not appear
  on the taskbar, in the search box on the taskbar, type task manager, and then select Task Manager in the list of results. On the Processes tab under Name, right-click Explorer, and then select Restart.

 

Battery Won't Charge Fully

Make sure to install all Windows important updates.

Install latest versions of your laptop device drivers you can download the latest device drivers from the device manufacturer or from your laptop manufacturer website.


Step 1

1. Shutdown your laptop.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Connect the AC power adapter to your laptop.

4. Power on the laptop

5. Open the Device Manager by typing Devmgmt.msc into Start Menu or from Control Panel.

6. Under the Batteries category, right-click all of the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery listings, and select Uninstall (it’s ok if you only have 1).





7. Shutdown the laptop.

8. Insert the battery.

9. Power on the laptop.

If above suggestions wont resolve the battery charge issue then follow below steps.




Step 2

1. Shutdown the laptop.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Start the laptop with only AC adapter connected to laptop.

4. When you login to Windows OS connect the battery while Windows OS working.





Step 3

Reset the System Management Controller. Use one of these methods to reset the SMC, which controls battery management, battery status light.

1. Shut down the computer and disconnect the power cord.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Press and hold the power button for ten seconds.

4. Reattach the battery and AC power adapter, then start up the laptop.


Hopefully one of the above suggestions will help you resolve the battery not charging problem. If battery still doesn't charge, you may need to replace your battery.

 

"Very High" power usage in the Task Manager

Hello! Under Task Manager, under the column "Power Usage", I often get "Very High" usage for my browser and for mbam. What does "Very High" usage mean? Assuming the standard would be 35% or so for example, would it mean it's using ~80% power a browser could
normally use in certain circumstances like watching videos etc?

This page here has amazing information (for those of you wanting more information about the Task Manager), but does not contain the answer I was looking for, and was hoping someone at Microsoft would know:

https://www.howtogeek.com/405806/windows-task-manager-the-complete-guide/