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Re: Battery save app

From "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Battery save app
Date 2025-01-10 10:56 -0500
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On 1/10/25 10:48 AM, sticks wrote:
> On 1/10/2025 9:06 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
>> sticks wrote:
>>
>>> I recall a while back talk on one of the windows groups where the battery would only charge to 
>>> 80% to save battery life on newer computers.  I guess I thought Win 11 had the ability to do 
>>> this.  From what I gather, it only has the option to help out by limiting what you can do if the 
>>> level goes below 20%.  That's not what I was interested in.  Am I correct that Win 11 has no 
>>> built in way to manage the top charging level on it's own?
>>
>> Yes, Win11 itself doesn't allow charging to less than 100%, my two laptops have a Lenovo utility 
>> to limit charging, and a previous Huawei did too, not sure about HP.
> 
> Thanks, that's what I figured.
> I suppose Microsoft would be opening a huge can of worms with all the possible hardware scenarios 
> involved to try and do this themselves and are just opting for the manufacturers implementing it.  I 
> was kind of surprised with this new purchase it isn't more straight forward, but I guess I'll keep 
> looking into it.
> 
> 
I have an HP about a year old.   Check this.

     https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/ish_4034543-1660469-16

I don't use it or anything else.  Battery is 100%.  I've had about 5 laptops, all lasted +/-10 yrs.
Never did anything other than 100%.   Batteries last about 3+ years.   One lasted 5yrs.


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Alan K.

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Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 08:49 -0600
  Re: Battery save app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-10 15:06 +0000
    Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 09:48 -0600
      Re: Battery save app "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-01-10 10:56 -0500
        Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 14:18 -0600
          Re: Battery save app Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-10 20:34 +0000
            Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-10 23:06 +0100
              Re: Battery save app Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> - 2025-01-11 13:35 +0100
                Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-11 15:40 +0100
          Re: Battery save app Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 19:52 +1100
      Re: Battery save app Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-10 12:21 -0500
        Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 14:35 -0600
          Re: Battery save app Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 20:02 +1100
            Re: Battery save app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-26 10:01 +0000
            Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-26 13:58 +0100
  Re: Battery save app Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-10 16:04 +0000
    Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 14:21 -0600
  Re: Battery save app Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2025-01-11 09:03 +1300
    Re: Battery save app Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-10 15:20 -0500
      Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 14:39 -0600
    Re: Battery save app sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-10 14:37 -0600
      Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-10 22:59 +0100
        Re: Battery save app Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-10 18:46 -0500
        Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-11 15:50 +0100
  Re: Battery save app Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-01-10 22:35 -0700
    Re: Battery save app dbnnet <dbnnet@invalid.com> - 2025-01-11 14:25 +0200
      Re: Battery save app Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-28 19:50 +1100
        Re: Battery save app Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-28 06:04 -0500
          Re: Battery save app Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-29 20:54 +1100
            Re: Battery save app Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-29 05:54 -0500

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