Windows 10: When I plug my laptop into a new outlet, I am unable to proceed for 2 hours. How can I...

I'm working remote and have to unplug my laptop between uses. I also need to connect to the internet via a browser. How can I remove this handicap? I am typing in my correct pin, but it immediately locks me out of sign in for 2 hours because of laptops mobile nature. I would like to use my laptop from multiple outlets and internet connections with my PIN, or no security. I'm not sure what the engineers think 2 hours of waiting is accomplishing. Are laptops incompatible with your OS? Can you explain what this power issue is that is locking me out? Is it the fact that I use it as a laptop instea

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Battery "Plugged In, Not Charging" After Moving it to a New Outlet and Back Again

Hi all,

As the subject states, my battery is currently plugged in but not charging. This started yesterday when I was using my laptop on the couch and proceeded to plug it in near my location at the time. It was fine until I was moving my laptop back to its "home
base." The power cord was still plugged into the laptop when I unplugged it from the wall and plugged it back into the other outlet. I've done this in the past but maybe this time that messed up with the battery signals. Thoughts on that?

I tried uninstalling the ACPI - Compliant Control Method Battery and then searching for new hardware so it would reinstall the drivers. This did not work for me. I do not have a removable battery either so I don't know that I can follow the advice for those
computers.

My computer is an HP Envy x360 Touchsmart. I got it 2 years ago. I upgraded to Windows 10 a year ago with no problems so don't believe it's related.

Last night it was at 13% available, plugged in, not charging. I moved it to a different outlet altogether last night hoping maybe the other outlet could make magic happen, but now I'm actually at 9%. I'm worried that if I unplug my laptop again, even if
it's shut down as it was last night, to take it to the Microsoft Store, that I will lose any usable battery and we will be unable to resolve this issue. I am curious to see if an entirely different cord would do the trick though.

Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you.

 

HP G72 laptop charging cord plug issues

Laptop chargers have two wires that connect to the charger itself (the "brick"). One wire connects from the charger to the computer and the other connects from the wall outlet ("mains power") to the charger.

On many chargers, including the one for the HP G72, the wire that plugs into the wall outlet can be disconnected from the charger, but the wire that connects from the charger to the computer is permanently connected to the charger. The reason that the wire
to the wall outlet disconnects is so that the same charger unit can be sold with a wire and plug that is appropriate for different wall outlets in different countries.

I think you left some words out of your sentence.

• Does one of the wires not stay connected? If so, which one?

• Or do the "solid white light" and the "orange charging light" not stay lit when everything is connected?

• Does "replaced cord" mean that you bought a complete new charger (which comes with the two wires described above) or you only purchased the wire that goes between the wall outlet and the charger?

Regardless of what you bought, it sounds as if you need a new charger. Plug a lamp into a wall outlet to confirm that the wall outlet has power. Then remove the laptop's battery and connect the charger to both the wall outlet and the laptop. If the laptop
does not turn on, you need a new charger.

If it's the latter, and the battery does not charge nor does the laptop get power even when all the wires are plugged in to their respective connections, then you need a new charger.

It's possible, but far less likely, that the charger is OK but the circuitry inside the computer is damaged. The only way to determine if the charger is OK (aside from the test described above) is to measure the output voltage with a test meter.

When buying a replacement charger, you need to look for 3 things (see the pictures here
http://tinyurl.com/y7a6ptrj):

1. The connector tip (the part that physically connects to the computer). This must be the same size and shape as the original charger's connector. Most after market chargers that claim compatibility with your specific model will almost certainly at least
have the correct connector tip.

2. The charger's output voltage. This is shown on the label on the charger. The standard charger for your laptop has an output voltage of 18.5 volts

3. The charger's output current. This is shown on the label on the charger. The standard charger for your laptop has an output current of 3.5 amperes.

The charge should also indicate "watts" which is its power rating. The standard charger is 65 watts.

A "heavy duty" charger is also permissible for your computer. This is 90 watts with an output voltage of 19 volts and an output current of 4.74 amperes.

 

windows 10 battery plugged in not charging (acer v11 touch)

Hello,



We appreciate that you already performed troubleshooting. On the other hand, we will be providing steps that seems to be the same with what you have done but with tweaks.



If ever you encounter case wherein the laptop is plugged in but is not charging, we suggest that you try the following:

• Disconnect the laptop’s power cable from the outlet/power source and laptop.
• Turn off the laptop.
• Remove the battery.
• Reconnect the laptop’s power cable to the laptop then to the outlet/power source.
• Power on the laptop.
• Uninstall device of Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
• Turn off the laptop and then disconnect the power cable.
• Insert the battery.
• Reconnect the power cable.
• Power on the laptop. Windows would then reinstall driver automatically.

In case that the troubleshooting steps above didn’t help, our next step is update the driver if there is available update. You just have to go back to
Device Manager > Batteries > Right click on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery > Update Driver Software.



Let me know if this works for you.