Laptop shuts down after I unplug it at 90% or above

[Han124]

When I unplug my charger after it reaches 90%, my laptop locks up and hibernates. So I reconnect my charger, turn on my laptop, then unplug the charger and it works fine.

Today I charged my laptop while it was shut down. When I turned it on without the charger connected, the battery percentage said 90%. But then the LED for the charging port was flashing and the laptop shut down. So again, I had to connect the charger, turn the laptop on, disconnect the charger and it worked normally.

I've had this issue for a month or so now.

[Anand_Andy]

Hi @Han124,

Welcome to the HP Support Community

I understand you are facing an issue with your HP Notebook. Not to worry I will help you to get a resolution to resolve the issue.

To assist better:

• Do you get any message that the battery is low when your laptop shuts down?
• If your laptop does not shut down when it is connected to an adapter. It could be an issue with the battery.
• As the battery is a consumable part the life of the battery decreases each time you charge your laptop.
• Was there any update on the PC prior to the issue?
• Did you install any new software or hardware prior to the issue?
• Are you using a standard AC Adapter that came with the unit?

While you respond to that, let's try out the below steps:

Update the BIOS,  & Chipset drivers:

• Here's the link to download and install the above updates: Click here

Perform Windows Update and HP Support Assistant: (do not skip any troubleshooting steps if you feel steps are repeating) 

To check for updates now, select the Start button, and then go to Settings  > Update & security  > Windows Update, and select Check for updates.

Install updates from HP Support Assistant: Go to Download HP Support Assistant to install the tool.

1. To open HP Support Assistant, double-click the HP Support Assistant icon .
2. Click My devices in the top menu, and then click Updates in the My PC.
3. Click Check for updates and messages to scan for new updates.
4. Review the list of updates. Updates with a yellow information icon are recommended. Updates with a blue information icon are optional.
5. Click the update name for a description, version number, and file size.
6. Select the box next to any updates you want to install, and then click Download and install.

• Open Power Options on Windows 10.
  Click Change plan settings for any of the power plans. I would suggest you choose the power saver plan.
• Now click Change advanced power settings.
• Under the Advanced Settings tab, scroll down to find Processor power management.
• Now, expand (click on +) Processor power management.
• Expand Maximum processor state.
• Click the On-battery option and reduce the processor state to 20%. You can choose any other value.
• Click Ok. The settings are saved, you can close the Power Options window.
• Enable Adaptive Brightness
• Go to Power Options select change advanced power settings
• Go to the Change advanced power settings. Expand Display> expand Enable Adaptive Brightness. Now, turn on Adaptive Brightness for On-battery and Plugged in options (whichever you like. Click Ok to save the settings.

If the issue still persists try uninstalling the battery drivers device manager.

• Search for and open Device Manager.
  Click next to Batteries to expand the battery options.
  With the options expanded, right-click each ACPI option and in the menu, click Uninstall.
  Restart the computer.
  The battery should now charge properly.

Refer to this article to know how to run a battery test and perform a battery calibration on your laptop.

If the issue persists, then please follow the steps mentioned in this document: HP PCs - Testing for hardware failures in Windows 10

If the issue still persists, I'm sending out a private message to assist you with the next course of action. 

Please check your Private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Community profile Next, to your profile Name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it or simply click on this link.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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