Problem in my battery during the installation of Windows 8.1

Asked By Bob T Smith 35 points N/A Posted on - 11/08/2013

Hello experts,

I updated my Windows 8 to 8.1. Before the update, my laptop's battery  was 6-8 hours. But after the update, the remaining battery level was 3-4 hours. I then used the Windows Backup and decided to wipe my hard disk drive. The battery level becomes 7-hours left. I'm not sure if this issue occurs because of the update or because of the files that was deleted from my hard drive. Can someone tell me what is causing the battery level to change?

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Answered By Swanson Speights 0 points N/A #194020

Problem in my battery during the installation of Windows 8.1

Microsoft already issued a workaround to fix this problem and allowing the battery to work normal again.

Here's a step by step guide in order to fix your problem.

1. Open command prompt with administrative rights.

2. Click search.

3. Typed command prompt.

4. Right click command prompt to open another menu then click Run as administrator.

5. Click yes on the user dialog box.

6. You will see the Administrator then enter this in command prompt powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 3.

7. After you enter step 6, enter this powercfg -setactive scheme_current.

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Answered By Vasquez Windley 0 points N/A #194021

Problem in my battery during the installation of Windows 8.1

Hi Bob T Smith,

This is not a big problem at all that you mentioned in your question. There's nothing to worry as Your laptops battery is still hundred percent  ok.

Theirs might be some problem at the time when you are installing Windows. Nothing to be worry. Keep going with the greatest creation of Microsoft.

Hope this will help you.

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