"Battery Saver" in Windows 11

[SamSpade]

I don't know how this happened, but I think Microsoft reset my settings with the last update - in any case, battery saver is on, which lets the battery charge down slowly with use until a certain threshold, where it charges again. It's supposed to extend battery life.

Except it's not charging - the damned thing is getting down to about 20%, no charging happening. I haven't found anything that works yet. Eventually, it's GONNA get down to zero. WTF? They made something that's supposed to save my battery but it's killing it worse than anything I have.

Ideas?

 

[Kyle]

I don't know how this happened, but I think Microsoft reset my settings with the last update - in any case, battery saver is on, which lets the battery charge down slowly with use until a certain threshold, where it charges again. It's supposed to extend battery life.

Except it's not charging - the damned thing is getting down to about 20%, no charging happening. I haven't found anything that works yet. Eventually, it's GONNA get down to zero. WTF? They made something that's supposed to save my battery but it's killing it worse than anything I have.

Ideas?

Will it charge when completely powered down and plugged in?

 

[Sneakers]

Is the charger actually working? I just had to fix mine because the wire broke inside near the jack.

 

[DaSDGuy]

This might work. Or not. All you can do is try.

How to Enable or Disable Battery Saver on Windows 11

This article will show you how to enable and disable battery saver in Windows 11.

www.wisecleaner.com

 

[Clem72]

I don't know how this happened, but I think Microsoft reset my settings with the last update - in any case, battery saver is on, which lets the battery charge down slowly with use until a certain threshold, where it charges again. It's supposed to extend battery life.

Except it's not charging - the damned thing is getting down to about 20%, no charging happening. I haven't found anything that works yet. Eventually, it's GONNA get down to zero. WTF? They made something that's supposed to save my battery but it's killing it worse than anything I have.

Ideas?

Are you sure you aren't talking about Smart Charging? Battery saver extends the runtime on a single charge by limiting things link the CPU speed and screen brightness. It can often be set to turn on (or to implement more extreme settings) at a certain percent, like 20% battery life.

Smart Charging is meant to extend the life of your battery. Smart Charging does things like let your battery drain to 20 percent, then charge slowly back up to 80 percent. I don't think these two features are mutually exclusive.

 

[SamSpade]

Are you sure you aren't talking about Smart Charging? Battery saver extends the runtime on a single charge by limiting things link the CPU speed and screen brightness. It can often be set to turn on (or to implement more extreme settings) at a certain percent, like 20% battery life.

Smart Charging is meant to extend the life of your battery. Smart Charging does things like let your battery drain to 20 percent, then charge slowly back up to 80 percent. I don't think these two features are mutually exclusive.

Thanks. Do you know how to make it stop or charge the battery?

 

[Clem72]

Thanks. Do you know how to make it stop or charge the battery?

Smart Charging is usually OEM dependent, it's not a native feature for Windows 11. There may be a battery management app from the OEM or (more likely) it's a BIOS setting.

 

[SamSpade]

Smart Charging is usually OEM dependent, it's not a native feature for Windows 11. There may be a battery management app from the OEM or (more likely) it's a BIOS setting.

Beats me - had this laptop six years - just started doing it, although the battery saver setting has been there since Windows 10.

 

[Clem72]

Even with aggressive smart Charging it shouldn't go below 20%, have you tried another power adapter? Can you charge via USB-C.

 

[SamSpade]

Will it charge when completely powered down and plugged in?

I HOPED this would work - after all, it's clearly a software mechanism slowing the charge.
When I take OUT the plug, the icon changes to a plain battery rather than a battery with a weird arrow pointing to the charge.

AND it began after another update from Microsoft. I had the same thing on my work laptop, but that somehow resolved itself.
It's as though some dude at MS said "Hey! I'm gonna save the planet by making you use less electricity. Oh wait - oops".
Years ago, when people used those expensive nifty HP calculators, a friend of mine wrote a quick program that turned it OFF at startup.
Of course, HIS idea was malicious.