BatteryInfoView - View battery information on laptops (2023)

FAQs

Is BatteryInfoView accurate? ›

BatteryInfoView is 100% safe. It's a legitimate software solution created by NirSoft to help you get more details about your computer battery. It's doesn't contain malware.

Select Search on the taskbar, type Command prompt, press and hold (or right-click) Command prompt, and then select Run as administrator > Yes. At the command prompt, type powercfg /batteryreport, then press Enter. The battery report will be an HTML file that's stored in a folder on your PC.

To see more information about the battery, right-click the battery icon and select Power and sleep settings. The Power & Battery window displays the estimated battery time remaining and a chart showing battery levels over the past 24 hours.

So, it's important to do your research when buying a new laptop and check reviews to see how long of a single charge battery life you can expect. Overall, the average lifespan of a laptop battery on a single charge probably ranges from as low as 2-3 hours to as high as 7-8 (or more) hours.

Replace Your Battery When It Gets Below 80 Percent Health

No matter how well you follow the ways of the healthy ions, your battery will eventually, regretfully take a dive. Most sources recommend replacing your battery after its capacity falls below 80 percent.

Keeping a laptop battery at a partially charged level for as much of its lifespan as possible will help the battery last longer. Whether your laptop is plugged in or using battery power can also impact the environment. This largely depends on the time of day when your laptop is plugged into an outlet.

There's no danger of overcharging a battery if you leave it plugged in all the time, even 24/7. As soon as it hits 100 percent, it will cease charging and won't start again until the voltage falls below a certain level. Fully discharging a battery will damage it.

Check battery life & use

Open your phone's Settings app. Under "Battery," see how much charge you have left, and about how long it will last. For details, tap Battery. For a graph and list of battery use, tap Battery Usage.

How do I check my laptop charging rate? ›

First, you can easily check on your battery's current charge. Click on the battery icon on the Taskbar, and a notification should show you the percentage of remaining charge available as well as the number of hours and minutes until the charge runs out.

In this case, the discharge rate is given by the battery capacity (in Ah) divided by the number of hours it takes to charge/discharge the battery. For example, a battery capacity of 500 Ah that is theoretically discharged to its cut-off voltage in 20 hours will have a discharge rate of 500 Ah/20 h = 25 A.

To check the status of your battery, select the battery icon in the taskbar. To add the battery icon to the taskbar: Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, and then scroll down to the notification area. Choose Select which icons appear on the taskbar, and then turn on the Power toggle.

The cost of replacing a laptop battery ranges from $20 to $200. This varies according to the following factors: Laptop brand/model. Battery type.

Just remember the battery does MORE than just give a power source, it gives the PERFECT power source for most units. This means that you can still use the regular power and things SHOULD BE just fine.

Luckily (and contrary to what some brands might want you to think), replacing a battery in a laptop is one of the fastest, easiest ways to give your computer a boost. You can often buy a battery for around $50 and swap it into your laptop within minutes.

There's no danger of overcharging a battery if you leave it plugged in all the time, even 24/7. As soon as it hits 100 percent, it will cease charging and won't start again until the voltage falls below a certain level.

Most experts estimate a laptop's lifespan to be three to five years. It may survive longer than that, but its utility will be limited as the components become less capable of running advanced applications.

Laptop Battery Draining Problem: Key Reasons

You are using the display of your laptop at brightness levels higher than usual. Your laptop is connected to numerous peripherals. The laptop is being operated in High-Performance mode. There are many applications/programs running in the background.

95 degrees Fahrenheit can damage your laptop battery permanently. Yes, this means on hot or cold days do not leave your laptop sitting in a car, sunporch or anyplace that temperatures may reach above 90 or below 40. Store your laptop indoors and avoid direct sunlight.

How often should a laptop battery be replaced? ›

Generally, laptop batteries become problematic after 1-2 years or 300-400 charge cycles. If your laptop is older, your battery has likely been living on borrowed time and is ready to be replaced.

While frequent restarts do cause more wear on components, it's fine to shut your machine down daily. From a maintenance standpoint, shut down at least once a week. From a green energy saving standpoint, shutdown and unplug or turn off surge protectors and power strips.

Along with the advantages there are also some disadvantages of using a laptop on AC power supply: Keeping the laptop plugged in all the time reduces the lifespan of components of the laptop including battery. If power goes out, the device will be shut down and data may be lost.

It will run out of charge and will require you to charge it when you return. It will most likely require some updates too due to you being gone so long.

To launch the tool, press Windows + R to open the Run window, then type mdsched.exe and hit Enter. Windows will prompt you to restart your computer. The test will take a few minutes to complete. When it's over, your machine will once again restart.

Open your Windows Security settings. Select Virus & threat protection > Scan options. Select Windows Defender Offline scan, and then select Scan now.

Click on the battery icon on the Taskbar, and a notification should show you the percentage of remaining charge available as well as the number of hours and minutes until the charge runs out.

In Windows 11, Microsoft removed the feature that allowed for toolbars in the taskbar. To use BatteryBar in Windows 11, you must select "Floating" mode during installation.

How do I know if my battery is healthy? ›

Go to settings > Battery and device care > Diagnostics. You can now tap on battery status to check its health status. There are other features as well (Camera, speaker and more) of the phone that you can test to see if they are working fine or you should get them fixed.

Your battery drains much faster when it's hot, even when not in use. This kind of drain can damage your battery. You don't need to teach your phone the battery's capacity by going from full charge to zero, or zero to full. We recommend you occasionally drain your battery to under 10% and then charge it fully overnight.

Current laptop batteries are all Lithium-ion chemistry. When the laptop is off, the very small current used for keeping the internal clock going is less than the self discharge of these batteries. Search on the internet for “lithium ion solf discharge”, I found self discharge numbers ranging from 2% to 10% per month.

To obtain a reasonably good capacity reading, manufacturers commonly rate alkaline and lead acid batteries at a very low 0.05C, or a 20-hour discharge. Even at this slow discharge rate, lead acid seldom attains a 100 percent capacity as the batteries are overrated.

Battery drain depends on various factors and is different for different devices. On average though, anywhere between 0.5% to 1% per hour is normal. If it is more than this, there is some problem either with the device, the USB cable, or the wall plug adapter.

Click Start button and type cmd into the dialog box and hit enter. Next, type powercfg /batteryreport and hit enter. The Design Capacity is the original strength of the battery and the Full Change Capacity is performance you are currently getting.

Check the Voltage and Current Output

If you see a cable that puts out power at 5V, 9V, 12V or even 2000mA, this is a sure sign that it's a fast charger.

Use the charger and cable that came with your PC. Make sure you're connecting your charger to the charging port on your PC. To speed up charging, charge your PC while it's asleep or turned off.

Windows 11 comes with a Fast startup feature. You can enable it to reduce the system boot time. But on the negative side, this feature consumes a lot of battery resources to offer the fast boot feature. You can try disabling this feature to improve your battery performance.

Check Screen On Time and Other Details on Windows 11

Open Settings > System > Battery & power and click the View detailed info link above the Battery levels graph.

How do I get a battery report on Windows 11? ›