How to Fix Battery Plugged in, Not Charging in Windows 10

Is your laptop battery not recharging? If that’s so, it could be a Windows, battery or adapter issue. If you’re using an antiquated laptop, it might be the case that a replacement battery is required. However, you should not need to replace the battery for relatively new Windows 10 laptops. This is how you can fix a laptop battery that isn’t recharging.

How do I fix laptop plugged in not charging?
Soution 1: Restart your Laptop
1.Shut down the laptop and unplug the power cable.

2.Remove the battery and place it near an AC or cooler for 3 minutes.

3.Put the battery back in its place and restart the system. Plug in the power cable again and check if your problem is solved.
Soution 2: Update Battery Drivers to Fix Charging Issues
This is most working method among all. You should try this in order to fix plugged in, not charging in Windows 10 laptops. Here are the steps needed to be followed. The steps have been divided into two parts for your ease:
1.Press the Windows key and X. Afterwards, locate and click on Device Manager. This will open a window named Device Manager.

2.In the Device Manager window, expand the Batteries option by clicking on its associated side arrow.
3.Now right click on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery and then click on the Uninstall option.

4.Move your eyes a bit upwards and click on Actions option present right beside File. Following this, click on the Scan for hardware changes option.

5.Now expand the Batteries option once again likewise you did earlier. Then again right click on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery followed by clicking on the Update Driver Software option.

6.If you have the required driver available in your system, click on Browse my computer for driver software option and select the driver. If not, let Windows Search automatically for updated driver software.

7.Wait patiently till the process finishes. After that, restart your laptop.
Done. This was the best working method to solve the “plugged in, not charging” problem in your laptop. You can now enjoy using your laptop without being worried about the battery.
Soution 3: Running sfc/scannow Command to Fix Charging Issues
This method is suggested in order to repair the system files of your laptop that might be causing the plugged in, not charging problem in Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony, Dell and HP Laptops. Follow the steps mentioned below:
1.Press the Windows + X key simultaneously in order to access the Power user menu.
2.Now select Command Prompt (Admin) to run SFC.
3.In the Command Prompt, type the below-mentioned command and then press Enter:
sfc/scannow

4.Wait patiently till the process completes.

This will repair the system files of your laptop that might be causing the failure of the battery. If somehow, you still need another method to resolve your issue, scroll more.
Soution 4: Restore Default Settings
Sometimes the changes you make in the settings of your laptop cause the “plugged in, not charging” problem. This method will solve your problem by restoring the settings to default. Here are the steps need to be followed:
1.Go to Control Panel and then open up the Power Options.
2.After opening the plan settings and check if all the settings are correctly configured.
3.Look for the Restore default settings for this plan option and click on it.

Done. This will restore the settings to default like when you newly bought the laptop. You can now have fun using your laptop without caring about the battery problem.
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