ac adapter issues

[apatel72]

Lately, when I connect the ac adapter power cord to hp spectre laptop, the red light (charging indicator) does not turn on, no charging happens and the laptop shuts down immediately after connecting the adapter to the laptop. When the charging happens (red light turns on), I tried hard resetting the laptop and even run diagnostics, but the adapter and battery check pass both the tests. Is there a need for ac adapter replacement? 

[TEJ1602]

@apatel72, Welcome to HP Support Community!

Let's try reinstalling the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery 

1) In the search box, type, and open “Device Manager”. 

2) Expand “Batteries”. 

3) Right-click the "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery" that is listed there. 

4) Click on “Uninstall”. 

5) At the prompt put a check in the box to remove the current driver 

6) Shut down the computer. 

7) Remove the battery for a minute and then put it back in. 

😎 When the computer comes back up it should automatically find the driver. 

9) Go to Device Manager. 

10) Expand Batteries. 

11) Right-click the "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery" that is listed there. 

12) Click "Search automatically for updated driver software". Do the same thing with Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller. 

Also, try updating the computer - 

Step 1 Windows Updates - 

1) In the search box, type, and open Windows Updates. 

2) Check for updates. 

3) If the updates are available, click on install and restart the computer. 

Step 2 HP Support Assistant Updates - 

1) In the search box, type, and open HP Support Assistant. 

2) Check for updates. 

3) If the updates are available, click on install and restart the computer. 

This document has the most relevant troubleshooting if your battery appears to be not charging. 

Battery Does not Power Notebook or Hold a Charge 

If the issue persists, Let's Run a battery test using F2 (during restart), if the test failed: 

Check with an alternate battery.  

HP Notebook PCs - Using and Testing the AC Power Adapter

Hope this helps!

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