Dell Inspiron 15 3521 Battery meter (time remaining) broken

Hello Vvinushan,

There are few steps I would suggest, which would help us in isolating the issue further. Please try the following steps:

• Ensure that the battery has sufficient charge to power on the computer.
• Please ensure that the battery is charging when you are using the computer with the AC Adapter plugged in. 
• Check the status of the battery in BIOS Setup. To enter BIOS, restart the computer and keep tapping F2 at the Dell logo screen.
• Run the PC Diagnostics to check the functionality of the Battery.

Please try the steps and write back with results.

I have checked the BIOS and run PC Diagnostics (from the website and from Pre - Boot. They both say the battery is performing normally. Is there any more suggestions? Thank you.

I have already updated the BIOS before the problem.

Hello Vvinushan,

I would request you to help me understand the following details:

• Even if it the battery meter shows 55 hr 35mins left, how much time does it actually last?
• Since when are you facing the issue?
• I would also request you to share a screen shot of the same.

Awaiting your response! 

Hi Vvinushan,

i also have the same problem with my pc....i just want to ask if fixed already???

Hello,

I have been facing exactly the same issue as mentioned above. This issue is occurring from the very 1st day I received the laptop.

I have updated BIOS, calibrated the battery, ran diagnostics, some representative from dell disabled all third party services but the problem is still the same.

On full charge, it shows a time of approximately 11 hours & reduces to 5hrs/3hrs after a restart.

I do not understand if this is a hardware problem or a software problem as many people are facing this issue with this specific laptop.

I have bought this laptop on 29th August 2013 & have not really got a solution which would resolve this issue.

My service request number is  <ADMIN NOTE: Service request removed per privacy policy>.

Regards,

Hitesh Gupta

HI, i just got an Inspiron 15R 5521 today, my time remaining on my battery shows 216 hrs. at 86% battery life. Any suggestions other than those given...tried them and nothing has changed. 

thanks,

M

I have absolutely the same problem battery time remaining about 150-200h

Here is screenshot 

has anyone fixed this issue? my temporary fix is to remove the battery for about 2 or 3 minutes, then put it back. The meter gets fixed, but after a full charge, it back to square 1

I just bought a new dell inspiron 15 (3521) with unbuntu running on it as the OS. I changed the OS to W7, and the battery won't last more than 2hours again. When I check the Battery meter it say 3hr 40mins but within 30mins of usage the battery drops to 50%, which is really annoying. Pls what do I do to make my battery last longer because this is a brand new dell laptop. Thanks

Hello. I noticed that this thread has not received any activity for a few months, however I am still seeing the issue with my laptop. Currently, at 39% battery life remaining without A/C power attached, my system is reporting over 115 hours of runtime left.

Any help or updates would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I've this problem after upgraded to a SSD hard drive.

Also, I can't run the PC Setting. By searing on answer to this problem, someone said just type below at cmd and hit enter.

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register$Env:SystemRoot\ImmersiveControlPanel\AppxManifest.xml

Amazingly, it solves both my problems.