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1. BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE INSTALL
2. BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE 64 BIT
3. BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE UPDATE
4. BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE FULL
5. BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE WINDOWS 10

However, reinstalling / updating the Settings Dependency Package will reset these settings. This could be 100 if you want the battery fully charged, or something lower if you do not want to charge the battery all the way.Ĭhanging these values with not take effect right away: you need to reboot your system, and these values are then written to the battery at reboot. This is the value you would set to 60 if you want charging to begin when the charge goes below 60%.įor the ChargeStopPercentage set the percentage you want charging to stop at. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Lenovo\PWRMGRV\Dataįor the ChargeStartControl and ChargeStopControl values set them to 1.įor the ChargeStartPercentage, specify the percentage of charge after you want charging to start.

BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE 64 BIT

These will get written to the battery on next reboot.įor 64 bit systems, the registry key you are looking for is: Instead, you need to set them in the registry yourself. Using some compatibility mode trickery you can make it work, but it will not be able to set the charging thresholds. On Windows 8 and 8.1 the Power Manager is not officially supported.

This is a problem with integrated batteries – for these systems disconnecting the battery using the BIOS might do the trick. This should reset the charging thresholds. If you want to reset your thresholds without using the registry or the app, turn off your ThinkPad and disconnect your battery for a few minutes.

BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE INSTALL

You will then need to install Lenovo Vantage, and use that to manage your thresholds.

BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE WINDOWS 10

If you install Windows 10 while you have set charging thresholds, they will still be in effect after the upgrade. What if I upgraded my old Windows installation to Windows 10 and I have previous thresholds set? Am I stuck? When turned on, you can set both when to start charging and when to stop charging. To get started, first you need to access the power options.Ĭharging threshold settings in Lenovo Vantage (If you still have Lenovo Settings installed, please check the last section of this article) You should set your charging thresholds in Lenovo Vantage currently! If you cannot find it, you can download it from the Windows Store. In Windows 10 you use the Lenovo Vantage app to change charging threshold. You should find Lenovo Vantage in your Start Menu. But below that I want it fully charged again, so I am ready to be away from the power adapter. And it allows for a short meeting without the notebook charging back up again. The reason for choosing these settings is that 80% is still acceptable should I choose to use my notebook away from power.

BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE FULL

So it does not really stress the battery but causes symptoms that then need curing, should you wish to use the notebook to it’s full potential. By using the charging thresholds, I wanted to prevent the battery from being constantly charged.Ĭharging all the time – in my experience – ruins the internal meter of the battery quickly, requiring battery gauge resets. These interruptions are often short meetings that only drain the battery a little bit, but enough to trigger a charging should I plug it in again (10-20%). I unplug my ThinkPad from AC power for short periods, and then use it again by plugging it in. I use charging thresholds to lower the percentage when the notebook starts charging, usually to about 60%-80%.

BATTERY GAUGE RESET LENOVO VANTAGE UPDATE

Update : I added a link to my battery utility Why I use them? Update : I reorganized this article so Windows 10 information comes first, and added information about Lenovo Vantage Update : Added information about custom threshold in Windows 10 available again Update : Added link to battery information tool article. Update : This article is very popular, so I added some more information, mostly to Windows 10. Update : I updated the information regarding Windows 10. 🙂 Instead I try to tell how and why I use them, and then proceed to show how they can be changed in different versions of Windows, should you still want to change these thresholds. In this article I will try not to settle that argument.

Some theories say thresholds are needed to keep the battery healthy, some think they are useless and the battery will work the same just as it is. There are a lot of theories and information about ThinkPad charging thresholds.