Windows 10: laptop not behaving as power > battery settings mean it should

W10 Pro
V 1903
OS build 18362.720

I have my power > battery settings set up as:

low battery level - 20% with notifications turned on
critical battery level - 10% also with notifications turned on

see attached screenshots

BUT, if I'm on battery the only notification I get is immediately before the laptop goes into sleep mode....literally 2 seconds! If i'm not quick enough to plug in the power lead then I have to wait for it to go into sleep then wake it again. i.e. it's not behaving as it should with the settings I have

Not a terrible problem, as all my work's still there when it comes out of sleep, but very annoying & time wasting!

Any thoughts on why this is happening & how to make it do what I've set it up for?

TIA

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laptop not behaving as power > battery settings mean it should

W10 Pro
V 1903
OS build 18362.720

I have my power > battery settings set up as:

low battery level - 20% with notifications turned on
critical battery level - 10% also with notifications turned on

see attached screenshots

BUT, if I'm on battery the only notification I get is immediately before the laptop goes into sleep mode....literally 2 seconds! If i'm not quick enough to plug in the power lead then I have to wait for it to go into sleep then wake it again. i.e. it's not behaving as it should with the settings I have

Not a terrible problem, as all my work's still there when it comes out of sleep, but very annoying & time wasting!

Any thoughts on why this is happening & how to make it do what I've set it up for?

TIA

 

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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 okay 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.

 

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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.