How to check battery health on Windows 11 

While using a laptop, you may face the problem of a sudden blackout of the screen. Your laptop shows a high battery percentage, but still, it turns off and shows a low battery. The issue is not only with you; in fact, there are plenty of other users facing the same issue, which means battery draining and disturbance issues.

However, with old laptops, this problem could be genuine, but if you keenly consider and take care of the battery, then such a battery drain can never happen, especially with new purchases. Regarding this, Windows 11 has a dedicated section on battery health management that we are going to explain to you here, so let’s start.

Understanding Battery Health in Windows 11

Previously, we didn’t have any guesswork to know what battery health was exactly. At that time, we used to rely on intuition and learn from experience. But today, Windows 11 has emerged in such a way that it has an in-built battery health tab. With this, you can analyze your laptop’s battery health based on recommendations given by the system.

Look at the battery health in something like a water bucket. Here, water you understand as charge. And if you don’t take care of battery health, then, for sure, your battery loses the capacity to store current at the level it deserves. Well, it automatically drains the battery, but it happens after the lifespan of such a battery. However, if it happens with new laptops, that means you are making a mistake.

Factors Affecting Battery Health

Numerous factors stop your battery from working as it should. Even these factors are so responsible that if you take care of them, it might be your old laptop draining the battery. The entire thing to keep in mind is to take care of the battery. Regarding this, I am sharing the most possible factors that could affect battery health.

Note: These are the basic factors, so first avoid these factors if you want perfect battery health.

Charging habits

If you are charging laptops at a very low level of battery percentage or, similarly, if you charge them above a certain limit (overcharge), then such a habit results in disturbing battery health. So, consider charging your laptop at least 20%, and make sure not to charge more than 80%.

Usage pattern

The second factor that affects your battery health is your usage pattern. Do not push your laptop hard, like running games and constantly charging. Do not continuously charge it for a short period. Making these mistakes can drain the battery and disturb its charging capabilities.

Temperature

Another thing to look at is the temperature of the environment in which you are using it. Do not use the laptop in harsh, or, if I can say, extreme, heat or cold weather. As it transfers the burden over to the battery and forcefully pushes the laptop to run in such an environment.

Checking battery health on Windows 11

Forget all the worries you have about battery health, as Windows comes with a straight solution: a battery health assessment. Here, you can understand how your battery is performing. Or if it performs poorly, then how can you uplift it and make its battery health as strong as it deserves? For this below, I am sharing instructions through which you can check battery health on Windows 11.

1. Simply press the Windows key and the X key simultaneously.
2. Then click on Windows Terminal to open the command prompt.
3. Type the command powercfg/batteryreport and press enter.
4. Following this, a message appears showing the battery health report location.
5. Now, head to the battery health report and open it.
6. Afterward, look at the three sections there, as given.
7. Installed batteries: List the batteries in your device.
8. Full charge capacity: the current maximum charge it can hold.
9. Cycle Count: The number of full charge-discharge cycles completed.
10. That’s it. In this way, you can check your laptop’s battery health.

Tips for Optimising Battery Life on Windows 11

After reading the battery health report, you look for any way to improve it to the best possible level. For this, we observed different practices to improve them and found a few factors to optimize battery health. So here are some best-proven tips to improve your laptop’s battery health.

• Use a battery saver while doing light tasks.
• Use dark mode, reduced brightness, and similar actions.
• Ensure to use the laptop in a neutral environment.
• Avoid draining the battery and charging wisely, as mentioned above.
• Unplug the power adapter as it gradually pushes the battery.

Final Thoughts

If we sum up things, maintaining and optimizing battery health is crucial for the overall performance and longevity of electronic devices. Regular monitoring and proactive measures, such as avoiding extreme temperatures, managing charging habits, and keeping software up-to-date, can significantly extend the life of batteries. By being mindful of these factors, users can ensure that their devices operate at peak efficiency for an extended period. We encourage readers to share their experiences or ask questions in the comments.

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