Terrible battery live on Spectre X2 (HP Spectre x2 - 12-c012d) purchased in 2017

[psg99]

This Spectre X2 is only a few months over a year, I think -- or no more than 18 months, and I don't keep it plugged into AC all the time or let it drain completely, so it mostly stays around 20-80% charged.  In the last 6 months or so, I've noticed it only offers 3 hours of usage, max., after a complete overnight charge.  What is up with that? Is the battery defective?  Unfortunately, I didn't purchase the extended warranty, but I don't think this thing ever gave the kind of battery life offered in the HP specs.

To answwer th eobvious questions, yes, I'm using the original AC adapter and I already ran the battery diagnostic that HP always mentions.

Anyone else seeing this?  I sort of feel like I've been had.

[Jeet_singh]

@psg99,

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues with help from the community!

I understand you are having issues with battery not working as it's supposed to be on your HP notebook. Don't worry as I have a few suggestions which should help you resolve this issue.

To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:

Did this happen after a recent software update or upgrade?

Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the battery drivers from device manager?

Have you tried to update the Bios?

In the meantime, let's try these steps here:

Perform a Hard reset on the notebook: A power reset (or hard restart) clears all information from the computer's memory without erasing any personal data. Performing a power reset might fix conditions such as Windows not responding, a blank display, software freezing, keyboard stops responding, or other external devices locking up.

Next thing, please try these few steps to enhance battery life.

• Make sure that the Windows 10 power plan is set to Balanced  Performance to conserve battery power
• Consider which programs you are running; some programs, like graphics-intensive games, will deplete the battery faster
• .Reduce the convertible’s screen brightness to conserve battery power
• Remove peripherals like external hard drives from the convertible while they are not is use

Please follow the steps to uninstall Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control from Device manager: 

Unplug the charge and use the laptop until the battery drains to 15%.

Turn off the laptop and turn it back on after 30mins.

Reinstall Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery under device manager,

Restart the computer and the issue should be fixed.

Also, Go through them all and let me know what you have determined is causing the issue. The first document has the most relevant troubleshooting if your battery appears to be not charging.

I would suggest please update the Bios and Chipset drivers on your PC from our HP support website, using this link: http://hp.com/drivers Select the country and language. Enter the product# and follow the on-screen instructions.

Also, download and install HP support assistant on your PC. It should automatically download and install the latest updates and drivers for your PC.

Refer this link to know how to use HP support assistant.

Battery Does not Power Notebook or Hold a Charge

HP Notebook PCs - Testing and Calibrating the Battery (Windows 10) (Skip the steps if you have already performed).

Next thing, I would suggest here is to run the test on the battery from F2.(Click on Component test - Scroll down to Power)

Please remember to capture the failure ID for further assistance.

Please respond to this post with the result of your troubleshooting. I look forward to hearing from you. 

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And I Hope you have a good day, Ahead.

Regards,