HP ZBook 15v G5 Battery Dead in 4 hours roughly

[probono35]

Opened laptop today at 6:40 am. It's at 73% battery and power selection favors the Best Battery Life side.  Around an hour later it's down to 47% and I change the power selection to the most battery saving option.  By 9:50 am,  two hours later, it is at 8%, and it shuts down completely at 8%.  Won't work until it's plugged back in. 

I had writing software and Microsoft Edge running.  I also have an instant messaging service. I wasn't watching videos, youtube, or anything intensive.  The major battery eaters appear to be Edge at 66%, my writing software at 16%, and my instant messaging app at 3%.

Got this brand new ZBook on Friday from Amazon.  Is the battery faulty?

[IT_WinSec]

Hello @probono35 

You may test your battery and calibrate it as per the instructions here >> https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04700771

Wi-Fi takes a lot of battery resources. Edge (powered by Chrome) is resource hungry, try a different browser.

Not sure what this writing software is (that you mention)

Under some circumstances, the battery may last 4 hours, it really depends on what you have been doing, wi-fi, display brightness, some settings, etc

• I strongly recommend that you check this HP article and follow the steps >> https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01297640
• Consider going to the BIOS/UEFI and adjusting the Battery Health Manager to "Let HP manage my battery charging"
• Check this article, too >> https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-increase-your-laptop-battery-life

Hope this helps 😉

[probono35]

Thank you. It seems to be working fine according to the diagnostics.  I  didn't consider the effect wi-fi might have.