Laptop not charging when on, only when powered off

[JonMM]

Hi, my laptop is not charging when active. Only charges when shut down or in sleep. Tried uninstalling battery drivers per HPs virtual assistant, but no good. Also tried downloading bios from HP site, again as per HP Virtual assitant, but no good. Any ides? Thanks! J

[praveen196]

@JonMM Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that the laptop will not charge when on.

Do not worry. I will try to fix the issue.

I suggest you start with a hard reset: Click here for steps, 

When done, you may want to check with an alternate power cord/adapter as it could be a malfunction that's causing this issue to occur, here's what you could do: 

  

If the charger shows inconsistent power output values, I would suggest that you step into Best Buy or staples and try with a different adapter and that should isolate the issue to the adapter or the computer. 

Please try a different battery on the unit as well.  

Do not buy the battery and adapter. It is only for testing. 

Use spare ones that they may have. If it works correctly, then you could think of buying it. 

  

Meanwhile, also, try the below: 

Steps to uninstall the ACPI drivers 

Right-Click on start button> click device manager> Batteries>then select the s drivers and right-click on it and uninstall all battery drivers. 

Then restart the computer and check again. 

Link for battery testing and calibration 

Also, please update the BIOS.

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