Hi Andres,
- Microsoft Acpi-compliant Control Method Battery Driver Windows 10
- Microsoft Acpi-compliant Control Method Battery Driver Windows 10 Dell
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To find and fix issues related to power and battery, I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if the issue persists.
Method 1:
Run the Power troubleshooter and check if it helps.
As next, right click on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery and click on the Uninstall option. The next step is to click on the tab named Action and then to click on the option Scan for hardware changes. I went to device manager, clicked on Batteries to expand it, selected Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery, clicked on Uninstall. Using the recovery disks is probably the way to go.
a) Press “Windows Logo” + “W” keys from the keyboard.
b) Type “Troubleshooting” in the search bar and press “Enter”.
c) In the “Troubleshooting” window, click on “View All” on the left pane.
d) Click on “Power”.
e) Click on “Advanced” and then click on “Run as Administrator”.
f) Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.
If the issue still exists, try the next method.
Method 2:
Try to run a System File Checker (SFC) scan to check for any file corruption. SFC scan will scan for corrupt system files on the computer and repair them.
- Press Windows key + X, click Command Prompt (Admin).
- In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow
As some drivers are not working in Windows 10, you can install them in compatibility mode.
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Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.
Active1 year, 5 months ago
After installing Windows 10 on my HP Pavilion g6-2197sa laptop, I have had problems charging the battery. The battery icon reports something like '79% available (plugged in, not charging).'
I can, sometimes, temporarily fix this problem by following these steps:
- Shut down
- Remove battery
- Boot up on AC power
- Uninstall the ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery driver
- Shut down
- Reinsert battery
- Reboot
However, I bought a new battery to see whether the issue lay with my original battery, and it worked fine for a while before it also succumbed to the issue. Now the new battery no longer charges even after repeating the above process. My original battery seems to charge temporarily after I repeat the above process.
I have further noticed that my AC light flashes continuously while plugged in, whether the laptop is on or off, which it never used to do.
Also, note that the battery never charges, now matter how low the available remaining power gets - my problem doesn't appear (to me) to be a feature designed to prolong battery life.
I would really like to fix this problem permanently but am completely stumped. Cheers!
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Microsoft Acpi-compliant Control Method Battery Driver Windows 10
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This may be not a problem but it should be a feature of your energy manager or power manager driver. I am using Lenovo laptop and in this the new power manager driver have the feature that you can put a battery into conservation mode that protect battery to charge above 60% (in lenovo limit is 60%) after that it shows plugged in but not charging. This is feature is useful when you want to continuously use laptop without worrying about charging of battery. And I also observed that this feature still remain even if you change OS, shutdown and than charge it. The only way to turn off the conservation mode is to off from the same software again. So check your laptops power manager driver may be you can find this type of feature with the name conservation mode or any other name and turn it off.
Edit:
In my Lenovo Laptop I've Found the way to turn off the feature which I've mentioned above. The trick is very simple. I shut down the computer and remove the battery and long press the power button without any power source (around 40 second).
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For HP laptop there is a new power management tool/driver which actually (if turn on) try to use AC power after a certain % of battery draining. In my case even if I have the power on my battery drain constantly upto 15% and then stays there. Its annoying if you are not aware about it and if you are planning to use your laptop on battery for longer time turn off this feature first.
Steps in Windows 10:
Microsoft Acpi-compliant Control Method Battery Driver Windows 10 Dell
- Go to search (next to windows icon in the left side dock)
- Search for HP AC Power control
- Click it and turn off or change the time
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Sambit SahooSambit Sahoo
Try this:
Disconnect AC
Shutdown
Remove main battery (if possible)
Connect AC
Startup
Open Device Manager
Click the plus (+) sign next to Batteries category, right-click all of the 'Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery' listings, and select Uninstall In the 'Confirm Device Uninstall' dialog box, click OK. (it’s ok if you only have 1 of these).
Click the plus (+) sign next to System Devices.Right-click the “ACPI Fixed Features Button' and select Uninstall. In the 'Confirm Device Uninstall' dialog box, click OK.
Shutdown
Disconnect AC
Insert battery
Connect AC
Startup
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I had this problem with my refurbished Dell Latitude E6400. I tried everything suggested on sites like this one. Nothing worked. I tried swapping the supplied transformer (output 19.5v; 4.62A) for an old one I have (output 19.5v; 3.34A). Hey presto! Not only did the battery start charging but things that had slowed down were suddenly good as new.
Jim HIbbertJim HIbbert
I don´t know if HP has a similar program, but I was seeing a similar issue in my Dell.
Turns out that there is an application called 'Dell Command Power Management' where you can change the 'charging behaviour' for keep the health of the battery
I had the 'mainly connected to AC' option and stopped charging the battery when it hit 75% charge.
jdevorajdevora
What worked for me was uninstalling the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery under the Batteries field in Device Manager, and then removing/adding the battery to the laptop.
Once you've done so, right click 'Batteries' and then 'Scan for hardware changes'. One it has readded the drivers, the battery icon should pop up again on your taskbar and report that it is now charging.
SamSam
I had this issue with Windows 10 and HP Pavilion. I read several posts and tried them all for hours. I finally got it to work like this; which is similar to some posts:
- Bring up Device Manager and uninstall the ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery drive under “Battery” (or “Batteries”).
- Shut down the PC.
- Remove the battery and disconnect the AC.
- Hold the power switch down for 60 seconds.
- Connect the battery (no AC yet) and power on. The PC is now running on battery.
- Connect the AC. It started charging! Note: connecting the battery before the AC seemed to do the trick.
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