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    Can't change Critical Battery Level percentage

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Kuu, Nov 12, 2009.

  1. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Windows 7 isn't letting me set the critical battery level below 8 percent for some reason; and as far as I know, it never did allow me to change it. I normally like having it at 4 or 3 percent, but I can't get it to change to that; it will just reset itself to 8. This happens with all power plans.

    Any help?
     
    Kuu, Nov 12, 2009
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  2. intoflatlines

    intoflatlines Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe Windows is trying to protect yourself from killing your battery quickly. A high power laptop battery should always be well above 3-4%.
     
    intoflatlines, Nov 13, 2009
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  3. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    My laptop doesn't need 7% to put itself into hibernate; at most maybe 2 or 3%.

    Actually, I started at 20% and went down to 7% in incriments of 1, but it still won't go lower than 7 now (which seems likes a odd number to stop at, Windows 7? ;))
     
    Kuu, Nov 13, 2009
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  4. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can change it to commandline. I change the critical battery level to 0% and action to do "nothing".
     
    jackluo923, Nov 13, 2009
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  5. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Mind sharing the command string? I don't feel like breaking my power settings attempting random guesses :D
     
    Kuu, Nov 14, 2009
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