#Windows 10 battery time remaining wrong how to
#Windows 10 battery time remaining wrong software

Unplug the power brick from the laptop so that there is no wall power going into the laptop.Not turn on, follow onto the next step as well.

Once the operating system is loaded, click Start -> Shutdown to shut down the computer so it is powered off. If it does, let the laptop boot the operating system (I'll assume its Windows).

At this point, the laptop should turn on.

Press the power button to see if the laptop comes on.

Next, plug the power brick into the laptop, and the other end of the power brick into the wall.

Once the battery is out of the laptop, flip the laptop back over in its normal position, ready for use.

Set the switches to both unlock positions and then try to gently pull the battery out of the laptop. These switches will unlock the battery so you can take theД«attery out of the laptop there are usually two of them. Now, look for some sliding switches with a lock and unlock symbol

Carefully flip the laptop over and note the location of the battery - it is usually at the rear end of the laptop.

Unplug the laptop from the wall if it is currently plugged in.

Here are the steps you need to take to reset the batteries: 'Resetting' the laptopД«atteries in this manner usually works most of the time if a laptop won't turn though there are technically more steps than that. If a battery has fully discharged after sitting idle for a lengthy period of time, they may need to be 'reset' by unplugging the batteries, then plugging them back in Batteries which are not in optimal condition (and especially poor condition) will discharge at a faster rate than newer batteries. When the laptop is sitting idle, the batteries will discharge - how much the battery discharges depends on the condition, quality, and age of the batteries. First, try 'Resetting' the Laptop Batteries I'll explain what you need to do below using step-by-step instruction, so that you can try to determine what's wrong with the laptop and take the necessary measures. Sometimes, however, something else has gone wrong, and parts of the laptop may be corrupt or not working, or the laptop may have died. This is a fairly common issue with laptops oftentimes the laptop won't turn on even if it's plugged into the wall if it's been sitting for a while - in your case, a few weeks. I have it plugged in to the wall power outlet,Д«ut it still doesn't work.

I went to turn it on today, but it won't turn on at all.

#Windows 10 battery time remaining wrong software

If these are performed and checked the battery percentage still is not fixed you may just have to wait for a software fix, I wouldn't worry much about the % being off, it may be annoying that it is not showing the true charge of the battery.I haven't used my laptop for a few weeks.

#Windows 10 battery time remaining wrong how to

To check for updates on Windows 10 click on start button -> type 'update' into the search box and select 'check for updates'Дў) you may check On the Dell website for particular Laptop firmware updates, you may have a version that is outdated and is not compatible with the battery currently installed, this incompatibility may be why you don't see the charging % change.ДЈ) try to perform a CMOS clear, the Dell website has decent documentation on how to perform this. Hello, I am not sure if you are continuing to have problems or not, but I have a checklist of things for you to try to solve this problem if you are.ДЎ) have you downloaded and installed all Win10 updates? As Win10 is newer you may have some bugs in the earlier release of the OS software.