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Over time, a typical laptop battery will weaken.This is especially common for laptops that are strictly used every day.A key indicator of a weak laptop battery is the difference between battery life readings and actual battery life.
To correct this discrepancy and extend battery life, the simple solution isbattery calibration.We will show you how to calibrate the laptop battery.
However, a weakened laptop battery [uncalibrated] can cause serious confusion.For example, on a typical laptop, the remaining battery life can be read for 2 hours, in fact, it is only about 30 minutes.
Therefore, when your laptop battery level is displayed as 2 hours remaining, after only 30 minutes, you will be shocked-the battery level suddenly drops to 10% and finally turns off the power.
To avoid such confusion and ensure accurate battery life readings [on laptops], the ultimate solution is to calibrate the laptop battery.
The Windows Report team will provide you with tips, tricks, and software solutions that can be used to calibrate Windows 10 laptop batteries. Please follow the content of this article.
Steps to calibrate Windows 10 laptop battery
Some high-performance laptops have built-in battery calibration tools that can be easily used to calibrate laptop batteries.However, many [actually most] notebook computer brands are not equipped with this calibration tool.
Nevertheless, you dont need to worry, because you can use a simple technique to manually calibrate the laptop battery and extend its life.
How to calibrate laptop battery?You can use three solutions to calibrate the laptop battery: manually, using BIOS or using third-party software.
For your convenience, in the next part of this article, we will show you how to perform this manual calibration.
Manually calibrate the laptop battery
Modify power settings
To manually calibrate the laptop battery, the first line of operation is to change the laptops power settings. At this time, you will need to change the power settings. After a few minutes of inactivity, it can prevent the laptop from automatically entering sleep/hibernation/power-saving mode.
To change the power settings on a Windows 10 laptop, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the taskbar on the screen display and right-click on Battery
- Select Power Options
- Under Power Options, select Change while the computer is sleeping
- Click the Turn off display drop-down menu and select Never
- Click the Put the computer to sleep drop-down menu
- Choose Never
- Press the Change Advanced Power Settings button
- Click the + [expand] sign next to Battery
- Click the + [expand] icon next to Serious Battery Action.
- Select Hibernate
- Select the + icon next to Key Battery Level [expanded]
- Under Use battery, select Percentage
- Set the percentage to a lower value: 1% to 5%.
- Click Apply at the bottom right corner of the screen
- Select OK> Save Changes
After changing the power settings appropriately, proceed to the next stage.
Connect your charger
Connect your charger and fully charge the battery until it is fully charged.Plug the charger into the power source [after the battery is fully charged] for several minutes or hours [to cool it down].
Disconnect the charger
Remove the charger from the laptop and let the battery drain [discharge].When the battery is completely depleted, the notebook computer will enter a hibernation state or completely power off.
Reconnect the charger
Reconnect the charger, and then charge the battery to 100% again.
Note: You can use the computer during the charging process, but it is best not to disturb
Calibration battery
After the laptop is fully charged, the manual calibration process is complete.Your laptop should now display normal battery life readings.
After the entire process is complete, you can reset the laptops power settings [return to the original settings], or, if you prefer, you can leave them as they are.
Calibrate laptop battery using BIOS
Some Windows laptops come with a pre-installed battery calibration program, which is embedded in their BIOS.However, many notebook computer brands are not equipped with such programs.Therefore, if your laptop has a built-in battery calibration program [in its BIOS], please calibrate the battery according to the following guidelines:
- Turn off the laptop and then turn it back on.
- Enter the BIOS by pressing the F2 key on the boot menu.
- Use the keyboard cursor keys to select the Power menu.
- Navigate to Start Battery Calibration and click the Enter key [this action will change your screen background to blue].
- Follow the commands on the screen and plug in the laptop charger.
- Once the laptop is fully charged [100%], disconnect the charger.
- Let the battery discharge from 100% to 0% [discharge]; until it automatically turns off the power.
- Reconnect the charger [do not boot the system while charging].
- After fully charged, the calibration process is complete.
- Then, you can unplug the charger and restart the system.
Use third-party software to calibrate the laptop battery
There are special software solutions dedicated to calibrating laptop batteries.In this part of the article, we will examine two outstanding battery calibration software compatible with Windows 10 laptops.
Smart battery
Smarter Batteryis a popular battery utility solution for Windows laptops.It has a set of energy/power management functions designed to improve the overall performance and service life of laptop batteries.This utility is one of the most commonly used third-party solutions for calibrating laptop batteries.
Some of its main functions include battery calibration, alarm, battery level [remaining battery] display, discharge [cycle] count, green mode function, fast discharge, etc.The battery calibration function has been specially optimized [in the latest update] to perform better on Windows 10 laptops.
The Smarter Battery starts at $14.However, you can try it for free for 10 days.
Download the latest smart battery version for Windows 10
Battery maintenance
BatteryCareis another popular battery calibration software for Windows laptops.It can be used to speed up the discharge process of the laptop battery, thereby facilitating its calibration.This software is not only compatible with Windows 10, but also compatible with Windows 8/1/8/7/Vista/XP.
In addition, BatteryCare is very easy to set up.Once the program is downloaded and installed on the laptop, it can be easily run to calibrate the laptop battery.
Except for battery calibration.BatteryCare provides the latest information about battery performance.Therefore, you always know the condition of the laptop battery.
BatteryCare is free software, which means it is provided completely for free.
Free download battery care
Conclusion
No matter how strong the laptop battery is, the battery will eventually become weak over time. The battery weakening process is gradual, so you will hardly notice. At this point, battery life reading suddenly becomes inaccurate, leaving you in a state of confusion.
To prevent/avoid this situation, you must calibrate the laptop battery, preferably every 2/3 months.Moreover, we have fully introduced how to calibrate laptop batteries.