The battery of an average laptop weakens with There. It is more common in the portable that are used regularly. The discrepancy between battery life and actual life is a key sign that your laptop battery has died.
This is a simple way to fix the problem and extend battery life. Battery calibration We will also show you how to calibrate your laptop battery in this article.
A weak laptop battery, or one that is not properly calibrated, can cause serious confusion. A typical laptop may have a 2-hour battery life, but it is actually only 30 minutes.
Your battery tells you that you have “2 hours left,” but after only 30 minutes your battery drops to 10%, and then it abruptly shuts off.
The best way to avoid confusion is to calibrate your laptop battery.
This article offers tips and Tricks Of the team of Windows Report, along with software solutions that can be used to calibrate the battery of your Windows 10 laptop.
Here are some steps to calibrate your Windows 10 laptop battery
Some laptops with high-performance features have a battery calibration tool that can easily calibrate your laptop's battery. However, many laptops, in fact most, do not have this tool.
But you don't have to worry, as there are simple ways to manually calibrate and extend the life of your laptop battery.
How can I calibrate my laptop battery? You have three options to calibrate your laptop battery.
We will show you how to perform this calibration manually in the next section.
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Manually calibrate your laptop battery
Not for Windows laptops.
Adjust your power settings
First, you need to change your laptop's power settings to calibrate it manually. After a while, your computer will prompt you to adjust the power settings. This is to stop your laptop from automatically switching to sleep/hibernation/power saving mode.
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These steps will allow you to modify the power settings of your Windows 10 laptop.
- Right-click “Battery” on the taskbar.
- Click on “Power Options”
- In “Power Options” select the option “Turn on the computer when it sleeps.”
- To turn off the screen, click on “Turn off screen” and choose “Never”
- Select the “Put the computer to sleep” drop-down menu
- Click “Never.”
- Click the “Change advanced settings” button.
- Next to “Battery,” click the “+” (expansion) symbol
- To expand, click the “+” (expandable) symbol next to “Critical Battery Actions.”
- Choose “Hibernate”
- Next to the critical battery level, select the “+” (expand) icon.
- Select “Percentage” under “On battery.”
- You can set the percentage to a lower value, such as 1% or 5%.
- Click the “Apply” button in the bottom left corner of your screen
- Choose “OK” > “Save Changes.”
Once you have changed the power settings, move on to the next step.
Make sure to connect the charger
After charging the battery, connect the charger to the battery and allow it to discharge. Once the battery is fully charged, leave the charger on for several minutes to allow the battery to cool down.
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Reconnect the charger
Remove the charger and allow the battery to discharge. When the battery is completely depleted, you can turn off the computer and it will automatically enter hibernation.
R Your charger can be connected
Charge the battery back to 100% by reconnecting your charger
Note: You can use your computer during the charging process. However, it is best to keep it turned off.
Calibrate the battery
Manual calibration is complete once your laptop has been fully charged. Normal battery life should appear on your laptop.
You can reset your computer's power settings (return to their original settings) or leave them as they are.
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Using BIOS to calibrate laptop batteries
Some Windows laptops have a built-in battery calibration program. However, not all laptop brands come with this program.
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If your laptop comes with a built-in battery calibration program (in the BIOS), you can follow these guidelines to calibrate your batteries:
- Restart your computer and turn it off.
- By pressing “F2”, you can enter the BIOS menu.
- Select the Power menu using the cursor keys.
- You will need to go to “Start Battery Calibration” before hitting the “Enter” button. This action will turn the screen background blue.
- Connect your laptop to the charger following the on-screen instructions.
- Once your laptop is fully charged (100%), you can disconnect it from the charger.
- Allow the battery to discharge from 100% to 0% until it turns off.
- Connect the charger and do not turn on the computer while it is charging.
- Calibration is complete once the battery has been fully charged.
- The charger can be removed and the system restarted.
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Third-party software can be used to calibrate a laptop battery.
There are software solutions that can calibrate laptop batteries. This article will focus on two battery calibration software solutions that are compatible with Windows 10 laptops.
You will find the following key features: alarms; battery calibration; battery capacity display (remaining battery); discharge (cycle count), green mode features and much more. This latest version of the software has optimized battery calibration to work on Windows 10 laptops.
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Smarter Battery starts at $14. You can try it for free for 10 days.
The latest version of Smarter Battery for Windows 10 is available here
BatteryCare is also very easy to install. Once you have downloaded the program and installed it on your computer, you can use it to calibrate your battery.
There are other battery calibrations. BatteryCare provides you with the most up-to-date information on battery performance. So you are always aware of the status of your battery.
BatteryCare, which is a free program, is available to all users at no cost.
Conclusion
No matter how powerful your battery is, it will eventually start to deteriorate. It is gradual and you won't even notice that your battery is starting to get weaker. You will notice a sudden change in the battery life readings, which can be disconcerting and mind-boggling.
It is important to calibrate your laptop every two or three months to avoid this unfortunate situation. In this article we have detailed how to calibrate a laptop battery.
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