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January 23rd, 2022 06:00
W11 - Advanced battery charging settings
Hello,
one week ago, I upgraded system to Windows 11 on my XPS 9500 and I've found a problem with advanced settings of a battery charging via Dell Power Manager tool in My Dell application. While in the My Dell application under W10 there was a possibility of detailed settings, when I set the charging interval from 50 to 80% for maximum battery life; now in My Dell under W11, there is no option for such settings. (See print screen - card Performance and Power Manager (Správce napájení in CZ) of battery is empty). My laptop is still working based on the setting from W10 (it means charging from 50% to 80% as a maximum), nevertheless, I am not able to change this setting, which is a problem for me, because at a time when I need to use my laptop primarily on battery power (and I can't afford uninterruptible power supply), it's advantageous for me, of course, to charge the battery up to 100%, thus extending its usability by a fifth ...
Do you have the same problem and have you already found any solutions?
Thank you in advance for your response.
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Tatolino
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January 23rd, 2022 09:00
Hi!
are you sure you have installed this as well?
Dell Power Manager Service
Otherwise, worst case scenario, you can access the same options and settings from BIOS, under "Power".
Tatolino
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January 23rd, 2022 10:00
Hi!
Yes, 100%, you will be able to find all the settings under "Power", I double checked, I don't have a 9500 but on YouTube I could find a video showing an XPS 9500 BIOS, and it was there, I could see all the different settings, charging thresholds included.
I do remember having a My Dell app in Windows10, but when I upgraded to W11 I didn't bother downloading it, all I have now is Dell Update and Dell Power Manager. And it works... I have a 9310, which is obviously a different model, but I don't know, maybe you could try uninstalling My Dell. It could be worth trying!
Cigi88
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January 23rd, 2022 10:00
Hello,
thanks for your reply. I've already tried to install this driver, however, it is not possible to install successfully as it should be a part of My Dell application (see print screen; this was the same on W10, but this settings could be modified in My Dell app). Nevertheless, My Dell application is not working well on W11.
So I will try again the access to this settings from BIOS. Maybe I was looking out wrong in BIOS, but I have found only tool for battery health report ... and no possibility to adjust min and max level of battery charging.
Thank you for your responses.