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Replacing the battery on your MacBook can be expensive, especially if you use Apple's official service. Doing it yourself is cheaper and not too hard.

Use the following fixes if your Windows laptop battery is not charging after a Windows Update. Roll Back your battery driver Update or reinstall your battery driver Recalibrate your battery Perform a ...

Q: What’s causing my laptop battery to get overly hot? A: If your laptop battery is heating up more than usual, it’s important not to ignore it. While some warmth is normal during use, excessive heat ...

The first step that you should do is perform a hard reset. Sometimes, the problem occurs due to the residual charge. This process will drain out all the residual charge from the capacitors. Follow the ...

It's worth exploring options to preserve battery life before replacing your battery outright. Generating a battery health report on your Windows laptop is one way to see if you may need a battery ...

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My power problem didn't require a new battery; a software change made everything more efficient.

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PCWorld explains how to calibrate smartphone and laptop batteries when they display inaccurate percentage readings or cause unexpected shutdowns. Battery calibration involves fully charging to 100%, ...

Gaming laptop battery life is, by and large, rubbish. Or rather, trying to use a gaming-capable machine for a full day of work without charging it is, err, rubbish. I've hauled many discrete ...