Windows 10: laptop wont start - only signs of life is battery light on left edge - Lenovo T480

See above. The power button doesn't work at all, light included, and is completely inert. Other than the battery light on the left, which lights orange or white as usual, the computer acts as if it has no battery. The battery is correctly installed - if it didn't, the battery light wouldn't light at all.


I suspect it was from a failed Windows Update, but I can't uninstall the update if I can't turn it on. What caused this, and how can I fix it?

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laptop battery wont charge after latest update

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.

 

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.

 

Battery Life on a new Lenovo Flex 15

Hi Cheerio__,

In looking at your laptop specifications it says you should be getting about 8.5 hours of battery life. If you are not there are a few things we can do to see if we can increase battery life...

Step 1 - Battery Save

Windows 10 has a great new Video Battery Saver built in. If you go to Start > type in Battery Saver Settings > click Battery Saver Settings

At the bottom of that page you will see a link called Change battery settings for playing video, click that link

Make sure Optimize for battery life is chosen.

Step 2 - Run the power troubleshooter

Select the Start button and then type in Settings

Click Settings

Click Update & Security

Click Troubleshoot on the left

Choose Power

Run the troubleshooter

This may find ways to assist in battery life.

Step 3 - Run a Clean Boot Scenario and see if a service is possibly eating your battery life

Follow the steps below to do a clean boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/929135...

Try using Netflix, etc - do you see a significant battery life increase from this?

Try the above steps and if you need anything further, don't hesitate to reach out to me as I will be here to assist.