Dell Optimizer left my battery uncharged

Question

Hi,

I've been using My Dell to control the maximum charging of my battery, and to my dismay, I learned that My Dell has been replaced by Dell Optimizer, which, however, doesn't offer the option to set the maximum charge level of my laptop's battery. My problem is that now my battery doesn't charge above 75 %, whichever setting I choose in Dell Optimizer, and I have no idea how to set it up to use the full capacity whenever I need it (e.g.: before a flight where I need to work).

Any ideas how to change the maximum charge level on my laptop's battery now?

Also, any ideas why we are being infantilized and deprived of control over our devices?

Chino de Oro · Answer

Many of Dell laptops allow users to select battery charging preference in BIOS settings.  Go to Power section in BIOS settings and select Standard charge option.  That will allow the battery to be fully charged.

Meghatas · Answer

Thanks! Is this the... only way? Do I understand it right that My Dell had a perfectly functional and really useful tool to control the charging percentage of you battery, and now it's just gone, and I have to enter BIOS to change it ?:D That would be the rollback of the century, like going back a good 10 years.

Woody from Yorkshire · Answer

Same problem here, I used to be able to have the battery charge (if low) to 80%, or not charge if it was between 20% and 80%, then if I needed to fully charge the battery as I was going to be away from mains, it was easy to alter in MyDell... Now the only option appears to be going into the BIOS. THANKS Dell, a huge backward step, if you read this forum kindly change Dell Optimizer as it is not doing it's job.

My laptop is a Vostro with Win 11 Pro

user_206fef · Answer

@Meghatas​ bro.   But how I still unable from bios  Any video

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