Windows 10: Laptop Battery draining while plugged in

I have a Dell Inspirion for about a year. I RARELY use it with just battery power. Today I noticed the battery Icon was not fully charged. I moused over it and it said "95%-plugged in". I shut down the computer and waiting a good 20 minutes and booted it up. I saw that the battery was charging. I moused over the icon it was at 99% and it said "5 minutes to fullcharge". 35 minutes have passed and it's still telling me it has 5 more minutes to go.

I'm Windows 10.

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Will leaving a laptop plugged in kill the battery?

I have a laptop (Compaq/HP Pesario C500) and I am running WCG on it. The battery can drain quite quickly, so I would like to leave it plugged in so it can crunch while I'm not there to attend to it. I was wondering if leaving it plugged in would kill the battery? Deminish it's ability to hold a charge? Maybe even cause problems like fire like the sony batteries did?

 

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!

 

Will leaving a laptop plugged in kill the battery?

It depends on the battery. Some batteries (lithium ion) aren't supposed to ever be fully drained (I think you want to keep it above 80%). Other batteries (Nickel-Cadmium I think) should be fully drained before recharging them. The laptop should have came with instructions for good battery maintenance.