sozo777
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Post by sozo777 on May 15, 2019 15:43:23 GMT -5
Dear Friends, If you waited long enough your Laptop battery has an ability to drain to 0% while powered off. One writer put it this way. "Usually caused by Connected Standby feature. To disable this feature completely, you’ll have to make a few registry changes."
All my computers are Windows 7 so I'm not sure how this may apply to Windows 10? I assume its similar. Apparently this can be a fairly common problem. I've noticed it before and was curious if there is a simpler way to manage this without fiddling with the Registry. Or pulling the battery out of the laptop every time your done using it for the day? Battery health of coarse would play into this and another one is that some of us do not actually Shut down the laptop fully into whats known as"Deep shut down mode." There are several other ways to do this apparently. I'm looking for the most reliable and simple way that would not involve necessarily a "work around" that may only be temporary. Thank You, Raphael  |
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Post by jholland1964 on May 15, 2019 15:55:04 GMT -5
The Connected Standby feature is NOT available on Windows 7. It was introduced with Windows 8.
So unless this is Windows 8, the operating system of the laptop would have absolutely nothing to do with this and if it is a Windows 8 or 8.1 then you can easily get around this by powering completely off, not just shutting the lid or tapping the power button, which does NOT fully shut down the laptop.
Is this laptop plugged in to a power source or not? The battery will run out if not connected to a power source. If it is not connected then power WILL run out eventually. Do you disconnect your laptop from the power when not in use? Under normal circumstances this should not be necessary because charging stops when the battery is full. A topping charge is only applied when the battery voltage drops to a certain level. Most users do not remove the AC power, and this practice is safe. I leave mine plugged in most of the time when it is shut down. |
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sozo777
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Post by sozo777 on May 15, 2019 19:37:21 GMT -5
The Connected Standby feature is NOT available on Windows 7. It was introduced with Windows 8.
So unless this is Windows 8, the operating system of the laptop would have absolutely nothing to do with this and if it is a Windows 8 or 8.1 then you can easily get around this by powering completely off, not just shutting the lid or tapping the power button, which does NOT fully shut down the laptop.
Is this laptop plugged in to a power source or not? The battery will run out if not connected to a power source. If it is not connected then power WILL run out eventually. Do you disconnect your laptop from the power when not in use? Under normal circumstances this should not be necessary because charging stops when the battery is full. A topping charge is only applied when the battery voltage drops to a certain level. Most users do not remove the AC power, and this practice is safe. I leave mine plugged in most of the time when it is shut down. Thank You Judy! It is plugged in only when its charging or in use. I thought it was not a good idea to leave it plugged in all the time. Don't know where I came up with that? Apparently any laptop battery would lose power over a period of time. I have another spare HP laptop with (don't stone me) Vista Home Premium running on it. I think the battery is weak anyway. But if I remove the battery and lets power it back on in 2-3 weeks. It will have more power then if I left the battery in the laptop over that same period of time. Doesn't the wireless card continue using power even if the laptop is powered off? How would you turn on or off the wireless card to save power? I realize things like dimming the screen or underclocking the processor would likely help save power, etc. Best, Raphael |
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Post by jholland1964 on May 15, 2019 20:13:34 GMT -5
A laptop with the battery left in will continue using that battery very slowly, this is normal. If it is attached to the power then of course as the power drops it will recharge. But unplugged, yes, any laptop battery will lose charge after awhile. Batteries are not made to give 100% continuing power without charging. How long? Depends on the battery and the age of the battery.
About the wireless card, generally, if the power to your computer is Off, then all components are not receiving power, unless you've modified the circuitry otherwise.
If you don't want to plug in the laptop then you most definitely should set it to use power saving mode, the battery charge will last a bit longer.
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