PCWorld explains how to calibrate smartphone and laptop batteries when they display inaccurate percentage readings or cause ...

We've all experienced that moment of panic, watching your laptop battery percentage plummet during an important meeting or work session, with no power outlet in sight. While many factors affect ...

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 ...

If your Windows 11 laptop shuts down without a low battery warning, check notification settings, enable low battery alerts in Power Options, apply energy recommendations, and assess battery health.

If you see a red x on the battery icon on your Windows 11/10 laptop, use the following suggestions. Before you proceed, I suggest you run Power Troubleshooter on your laptop. It is an automated tool ...

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 ...

When you read a laptop review, even if the new laptop looks identical to last year’s model, the company has usually sent the reviewer an entirely new product to set up and test. For this review of the ...

Laptops powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are clocking in at about 20 hours of battery life. Ditto for notebooks powered by Intel’s “Lunar Lake” chip. But isn’t that number way, way more than ...

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker and Tokyo-based electronics giant said in a joint statement that they have reviewed the use of Sony batteries in HP systems and found no risk of overheating.