Most people use laptops over desktops as they are portable due to their size and built-in batteries. So, it’s a real problem if yourlaptop suddenly stops charging.
On an HP laptop, the most notable causes for this issue include a damaged charger or charging port, bugs in the battery driver, or poor health of the battery. However, it is also possible that there is a battery level limit on your battery preventing it from charging any further.
In this article, we go through all the troubleshooting steps you need to perform to determine the cause and resolve the issue.
How to Fix HP Laptop Batteries Not Charging?
Before you begin, ensure your charger is plugged into the correct charging port, especially if you are using a USB-C charger. Only one USB-C port is meant for charging and the other only supports data transfer.
Also if you are encountering this issue with 95-99% battery, it is a feature, not a bug. This feature helps preserve battery life by not allowing it to overcharge. Let the battery drain to a lower value and see if you may successfully charge it.
If you continue encountering the issue, apply the possible solutions below to resolve your issue:
Check the Laptop Charger and Battery
First, you need to determine whether the issue is with your charger or your laptop battery. Here are a few things you may do for this purpose:
If your charger is faulty, you need to change it. Since it has two parts, either one may be responsible and you may check using a multimeter if you know how to do so. But it’s better to take it to a hardware expert to check which part is faulty and then replace it.
Similarly, if your power port is damaged, take your laptop to an expert to perform the repair.
Another thing you should try is to power cycle your laptop. If drains any residual charge from the capacitors in the power adapters and resolves minor hardware issues. Here’s how you may do so:
Another possible reason for the issue is due to very poor battery health. In such cases, your only solution is to replace the battery.
First, utilize the following steps to check the battery’s health:
If the current full charge capacity is much lower than the design capacity or if the current life estimate is too low, the battery is failing and you need to replace it as soon as possible.
