According to us, people might be able to fix this problem simply by turning off the Laptop and removing its battery. Also, make sure to disconnect any power source such as a charging dock or laptop charger. After doing this, turning on the device might work properly.
You can also try removing and reinserting the battery & it solves the problem most of the time. But this does not apply to the one having a laptop with a non-removable battery compartment. For them, we have more solutions in the queue.
Provoking the Battery Reset Key
Not all but many manufacturers provide a battery reset button at the bottom of the Laptop or some time at the right side beside the USB port. Provoking that button might be a little difficult but can be quickly done with the help of a SIM EJECTOR PIN or a SIMPLE PIN, which is thin enough to go inside that slot.
This key is mostly present on Acer, Lenovo & HP laptops. This key is still not found in Dell yet, so if you use Dell laptops, better check out other options.
Manually Clean Power Adapter and Pins
Do you have a small brother & sister? There are times when someone just starts playing with the power adapter input and inserts small pieces of paper or candy wrapper and what not. Well, children are naughty what we can say!
So make sure there’s no foreign material in your laptop charging port. Check for any debree, piece of cloth, or candy wrapper. Simply use an old toothbrush to clean the port gentry and blow air inside to remove any dust particle or degree.
Clean Battery Connector Pins
Battery connector pins are the main point of contact of electricity transfer. And sometimes they get a little dusty and sometimes get corrosion as well. So simply open up the battery portal. And clean it with a brush. You can use your old toothbrush, nothing fancy is needed.
Check if the device is overheating
Laptops can sometimes become quite hot, and sometimes the heat can affect the battery. And in many cases, the laptop I/O controller might stop charging to prevent from overheating. In such cases, remove the laptop from any charging socket and let it cool for 15 minutes. Then you can again charge.
Note: If you’re facing such issues again n again, then make sure to avoid doing any heavy work (video editing, playing games, etc. while charging your laptop battery.
Run the Power Troubleshooter program
The easiest way to fix this problem is by running Windows Power Troubleshooter. This option is present in all major laptops, and you can access it via:
Press Windows Key + S and enter the troubleshoot menu. Select Troubleshoot from this menu.
Select Power from the right panel and click on Run the troubleshooter button.
Now follow the instructions which appear on the screen. Once the troubleshooting is finished, check if the problem is solved.
Note: This solution mostly solves most of the modern-day to day problems related to Power and battery. If your question isn’t solved, move on to our next solution.
Completely Drain the Battery and Recharge it again
Finally, entirely draining the battery and fully recharging it will also do the work. So leave the Laptop on until the battery has entirely drained out. Then let the Laptop fully charge for a few hours.
These are a few fixes that will get the laptop battery charging again. If not, then you might need a replacement for a fading or ending battery. You can always get a battery replacement from the original manufacturer or some third-party companies as well.
Update the Battery Driver
Press Windows Key + X & select Device Manager from this list.
Now click Batteries option in the Device Manager window.
Now right-click the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery. Select Uninstall from the drop-down menu.
Click on Action and then select the Scan for hardware changes from there.
Select Batteries and right-click on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery again.
Select the Update Driver Software option from the context menu.
A popup window will open to search for driver updates.
Note: Some users did report that they did not have the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery available in the list of devices. In that case, make sure to uninstall the device in your battery section in Device Manager first and then reinstall its drivers. After doing that, the battery issue must be resolved entirely.
Update your BIOS
If the laptop battery isn’t charging, then the problem might be with the BIOS. As we all know, BIOS is in-charge of the motherboard and hardware, and it may be one of the main reasons for malfunctioning of battery in a Laptop
To update the BIOS, first, we need to remove the battery and connect the computer to a charger. If the Laptop works without the battery, then we can proceed with updating BIOS.
Keeping in mind that this is crucial for the Laptop, it stays on during the BIOS update process. Before we start, test the Laptop for a couple of minutes, and be sure that it works properly without a battery.
If the Laptop doesn’t work while connected to a charger, or if it suddenly shuts down, it may cause permanent damage. Navigate to update options and update BIOS accordingly.
Note: The process of manual updating of BIOS is different for each laptop vendor. So make sure to google stuff before playing with BIOS settings!
Schedule an Appointment with your Laptop Service Provider
There are things that you can’t fix on your own. I know it sucks, but you have to call your Laptop service provider and let them know the issue. They will send their representative who will check for any hardware faults. In most cases, if all the other methods don’t work, then you have to change the battery. Because after the battery life cycle is complete, it stops charging.
Conclusion
There are undoubtedly numerous ways to take care of the battery, and many solutions present to cure them. But between the wall outlet and the Laptop, there are several steps and parts that can miserably fail. Some are easy to fix yourself with a software tweak or a new battery. And with a little commonsense, you can fix such problems. We recommend you try these solutions and tell us if they work on your laptop or not. In case you have any questions or queries in general, then you can comment down below.
