In general, this message usually appears when our computer’s battery is defective or when certain problems are found in the system. However, the fact that this message appears should not be linked to the fact that we should replace the battery or buy a new PC. This error message may appear as a warning notification in the center of the screen or as an alert in the system bar.
Battery not detected by Windows error messages on laptops can be triggered by different reasons, such as physical damage to the laptop, system hardware, outdated drivers or other software, or overheating of the computer. While the cause of stack-related errors is often a mystery, there are several ways to find out what the problem is and try to fix it.
In short, we can encounter this nasty error message for both software and hardware related reasons. Therefore, we must take into consideration several sections and solutions that we will talk about in these same lines.
Solve problems
Next, we are going to see different actions to carry out in order to solve the problem whereby Windows is not able to detect the battery of our laptop.
And it is that, although it often goes unnoticed, this is a component that could be considered elementary, especially in teams laptops. A good part of their raison d’être is the autonomy offered by the battery that they incorporate by default. This means that both physical and software errors related to it may eventually become a serious inconvenience. As you can imagine, this is something that is especially evident if we need that computer to move around on a daily basis.
In the event that the information related to this battery is not the most appropriate or truthful in Windows, all this could lead to confusion. Even if this hardware device is in perfect condition, if the operating system is not able to communicate correctly with it, the information received will be wrong. Basically this means that at no time will we know if our laptop offers us the autonomy we need, or if it will turn off at any time.
This is an element that, as many of you already know first-hand, will allow us to continue working later on as usual with our laptop, even if we do not have a connection to the electrical network. But, as we mentioned before, it is important here that we receive accurate and truthful information about the state of the battery or at least what the remaining autonomy is at all times. Otherwise we can find ourselves with a serious problem with the PC.
Fast solutions
The first thing we should do when we run into system issues like this is reboot device to verify that the problem persists. When a simple reboot doesn’t help, we can consider power cycle. During this process the device will restart helping to solve the problem. To do this we unplug all connected external devices and remove the battery. Then we press the power button 10-15 seconds. When finished, we insert the battery and restart the equipment. Finally, we connect the charger and verify if the device already detects it.
In addition, this same process can be carried out with other devices that are not a computer but that at the same time need power from a battery. In this way we could solve some of the problems related to autonomy in them.
Likewise, it may happen that in the event that the laptop has been exposed to the sun or any form of extreme heat, it may have caused a overheatingso we must leave it for a while until it cools down and later verify if this may have helped us solve the problem.
Precisely for this reason it is not always advisable to take our laptop everywhere. Especially in those places where we are probably going to have some temperatures extremely hot or cold. Although at first it may not seem like it, the batteries of our laptops are more delicate than we might think, we can even extend this to our mobile phones.
It may also happen that the battery compartment is dirty and is the reason why Windows does not detect it. Also, we may encounter this error in case the device has been accidentally dropped, because we must reconnect it to verify that this solves our problem.
Check battery status
In the event that we suspect that it may be damaged, we can confirm it checking your status via the “Device Manager”. This will also help us figure out if we need to apply other types of fixes to fix the problem or simply need to purchase a new replacement.
To do this, press the keyboard shortcut “Windows + X” and select the “Device Manager” option. Once inside we expand the “Battery” section and look for its controller. We must take into account that the system considers the power adapter as a battery and will show us as an alternative power adapter, so we must make sure to select the other option.
Next, we right-click on our stack controller and select the “Properties” section. If the message appears in the “Device status” section “This device works correctly”, is that the stack does not have any problem. In case a message appears warning that the device has a problem, we must try to solve it by reinstalling the drivers.
reinstall drivers
The problem whereby Windows is not able to detect the battery of our laptop may be due to some damaged driverss, so we can try to fix it by rebooting or reinstalling the drivers.
To do this, press “Windows + X” to access the “Device Manager” and expand the “Batteries” option. Later we right-click on each of the adapters and select “Disable device”. Finally, we right-click on each battery adapter and choose the option to “Enable Device”.
We can also test the possibility of reinstalling the drivers by right-clicking on each battery adapter and selecting “Uninstall device”. Finally, we click on the “Scan for hardware changes” tab and once finished we restart the PC. When you restart Windows, the system will reinstall the uninstalled battery drivers automatically.
Use the troubleshooter
By default, Windows has a tool that allows you to solve several of the problems of our PC. In this case we are going to use its power troubleshooter to solve the problem. We can access it both from the Configuration section and from the Control Panel.
It should be noted at this point that the operating system itself offers us a good number of problem solvers for different sections of Windows itself. Here elements such as audio, video, connectivity and much more come into play.
From Settings
To start using the hardware and device troubleshooter, press the keyboard shortcut “Windows + I” to access the “Settings” section, where we click on “Update and security”. Here, in the panel on the left, click on “Solve problems”. Next, we scroll to the bottom of the right panel and select “Additional troubleshooters.”
On the new screen, at the bottom, click on the section “Energy” and then on the “Run the troubleshooter” button.
Using the Control Panel
We type control panel in the Start menu search box and select it. On the next screen we click on the “View by” dropdown menu and select “Large Icons”. We scroll to the bottom, click on “Troubleshooting” and then on “System and security”. Finally, we click on “Energy”. In the next window, click Next and follow the wizard’s instructions until the process is complete.
update windows
To avoid all kinds of system problems, it is important that we always keep Windows updated. With this we get not only the software to work without problems, but also the hardware. When performing the update, it can scan our laptop for problems, and solve them.
To do this we must access the Configuration section by pressing the keyboard shortcut “Windows + I”. Then click on the “Update and security” section and then on “Windows Update”. This will make it appear on the screen if we have an update available. In this case, we proceed to download and install it. Once finished, we check if the problem has been fixed.
Restore the system to a previous point
One of the most useful functions that it offers us microsoft on windows To solve the possible serious problems that we find here, they are the restore points that we can use at any time. To give you an idea of what we are talking about, these restore points are created both manually and automatically by saving the operating system at a point where everything worked fine.
We can do this ourselves manually at any time, or configure the Microsoft system to create a point of these characteristics every time we make an important change. It must be said that these changes refer, for example, to the installation of a new update that is carried out on the computer. To achieve this that we are telling you, it is enough that we type the term Recovery in the search box on the Windows taskbar.
This will give us a new small window from which we can load a restore point that has been previously saved, or create a new one. Therefore, if Windows has suddenly stopped detecting our computer’s battery due to some software failure, this will return the system to a previous point where this feature worked perfectly. Keep in mind that the process of loading a restore point can take between half an hour and an hour.
Reset the BIOS
The error by which Windows is not able to detect the battery may be due to problems related to the motherboard of our computer. In this case reset bios to default values can help us fix it. For this it is important that both the battery and…