How to fix a Windows 10 laptop that's plugged in but not charging-gctid260633

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How to fix a Windows 10 laptop that's plugged in but not charging
Because one cannot run on battery power alone.

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MATT ELLIOTT
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MAY 22, 2018 3:01 PM PDT

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After updating to Windows 10 Spring 2018 Update, my laptop's battery stopped charging. (This situation was neither one of the update's best new features nor its hidden gems.) My laptop would show it was plugged in, but then at the same time it would tell me it was also not charging. 

Thankfully, I found that this problem was not uncommon and would occasionally arise after a Windows update. And more thankfully, there was an easy fix. Here's how I got my laptop's battery back to charging when it was plugged in.

 

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET  Plugged in, not charging
If your laptop refuses to charge the battery even though it acknowledges that it's plugged in, here's what you need to do:

• Open the Device Manager by searching for it or right-clicking the Start button and selecting Device Manager.
• Click Batteries on the list to expand it and you should see two items: Microsoft AC Adapter and Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery.

 

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET

 

• Right-click on each item and choose Uninstall device. Yes, you are uninstalling your laptop's battery drivers, but don't worry because they will automatically be reinstalled when you restart your laptop.
• Shut down your laptop.
• Unplug the power cable from your laptop.
• If your laptop has a removable battery, remove it. My Lenovo laptop does not have a removable battery. I tried skipping this step but it didn't work, so I removed the bottom panel of my laptop and then removed the battery by disconnecting it from the motherboard.
• Put the battery back in if you removed it.
• Plug in your laptop.
• Power on your laptop.
• Click the battery icon in the system tray and you should see that your laptop is plugged in and charging.

 
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
 

 

By reinstalling my Lenovo laptop's battery drivers and disconnecting its battery and then reconnecting it, I got my laptop's battery back to charging when it's plugged in. With differences in manufacturers, your mileage may vary.?