Dell Laptop Plugged In Not Charging [SOLVED]

Numerous

dell laptop users

have found that their laptop battery cannot be charged. The battery indicator on their laptop shows that it is not charging even when a power adapter is connected to their device.

This problem may frustrate you. This renders your Dell laptop unusable without an AC adapter. And it's very inconvenient: maybe you have to use your laptop in a place without a power outlet!

Do not worry. Here are some tips that you can try to fix this problem. You may not have to try them all. Just browse through the list until you find the one that works.

Method1:

Reconnect your AC adapter and battery

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Plug your laptop into a wall outlet

Method3:

Try another power adapter

Method4:

Reinstall your battery driver

Method5:

Update your BIOS

Method 6:

Contact Dell Support

Switch to a Chromebook

Method1: Reconnect your power adapter and battery

One of the easiest and most effective ways to fix this problem is to reconnect your AC adapter and laptop battery. To do this:

1)

Turn off your laptop.

2)

Disconnect the AC adapter and battery from your laptop.

3)

Press and hold your laptop's power button for 20 seconds to release residual power from your laptop.

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Reconnect the battery and AC adapter to your laptop.

5)

Turn on your laptop and check if the battery can be charged.< /p>

Method 2: Plug your laptop into a wall outlet

Your laptop battery may not be able to charge because you are using a surge protector. This may affect the functionality of the adapter. Try turning off your laptop and connecting the power adapter directly to a wall outlet. Then start your laptop and see if the problem resolves.

Method 3: Try another power adapter

The problem may be the faulty power adapter you are using. You can test your laptop battery with another power adapter and see if it can charge your battery. If the new AC adapter works for you, you should have the original one replaced.

Method 4: Reinstall your battery driver

The problem can also occur if you are using the wrong driver battery. You can reinstall the driver and see if that fixes your problem.

To reinstall your battery driver, you can use

Device Manager

of your operating system. Connect your laptop to the Internet, then find and uninstall the battery driver in Device Manager. After that restart your laptop and the driver will be reinstalled automatically.

You can also easily uninstall your battery driver using

Driver Easy

.

Driver Easy can help you manage drivers on your computer. You can use it to update outdated or faulty drivers. It will automatically find you the right drivers for your operating system. You don't need to risk downloading the wrong driver or making a mistake during installation.

You can download and install drivers with Free or

Pro

version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version, you can do it in just TWO clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee).

You can also use the Pro version to uninstall the battery driver:

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1)

Open Driver Easy.

2)

Click

Tools

.

3)

Click on

Uninstall the driver

.

4)

Double click

System drivers

then

Batteries

. Then click on

Battery with Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method

. After that click on

Uninstall

. The battery driver will be uninstalled immediately.

5)

Close Driver Easy and restart your computer. The battery driver will be reinstalled automatically after that. Check if your battery can be charged now.

Method5: Update your BIOS

It won't work if your laptop power is too low. Make sure your laptop has enough power before updating the BIOS.

The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the program that manages the connection between the operating system and the hardware devices of the laptop. Sometimes faulty BIOS settings can prevent the laptop from charging. You can update your BIOS to fix faulty settings.

To update the BIOS, go to

Dell official website

and find your laptop's support page. Then download the latest BIOS update and install it on your computer. (See Dell Support Instructions for how to update the BIOS.)

IMPORTANT:

Be very careful when updating the BIOS and always back up your data before doing so. If you make a mistake or an error occurs, your laptop may become unusable and you may suffer data loss.

Method 6: Contact Dell Support

If you have tried all of the above methods and the problem persists, it is recommended that you seek assistance from Dell. Contact them and let the Dell support team help you resolve the issue. If your laptop is still under warranty, you can have the laptop or battery replaced or repaired.

Method 7: Switch to a Chromebook

Windows is a very old technology. Sure, Windows 10 is relatively new, but it's just the latest version of a decades-old operating system designed for a bygone (pre-Internet) era.

Now that we have the Internet, fast connection speeds, free cloud storage, and endless web apps (like Gmail, Google Docs, Slack, Facebook, Dropbox, and Spotify), the whole Windows way - with programs locally installed and local file storage - is totally obsolete.

Why is this a problem? Because when you constantly install uncontrolled third-party programs, you constantly open the door to viruses and other malware. (And Windows' insecure permission system makes this problem worse.)

Also, how Windows handles installed software and hardware has always been an issue. If your computer shuts down unexpectedly or if a program installs, uninstalls, or updates incorrectly, you can get “registry” corruptions. This is why Windows PCs always slow down and become unstable over time.

Plus, because everything is installed and saved locally, it doesn't take long before you run out of disk space and your disk becomes fragmented, making everything even slower and unstable.

For most people, the easiest way to fix Windows problems is to ditch Windows altogether and

to move to a faster, more reliable, more secure, easier to use and less expensive operating system...

Google Chrome OS.

ChromeOS looks a lot like Windows, but instead of installing loads of programs for emailing, chatting, browsing the internet, writing documents, giving school presentations, creating spreadsheets, and everything else you normally do on a computer, you use web applications. You don't need to install anything at all.

This means you don't have virus and malware issues, and your computer doesn't slow down over time or become unstable.

To learn more about the benefits of ChromeOS and to view comparison videos and demos,

visit GoChromeOS.com >

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