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HP Notebook - 14-am044tx
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi, I’m using an HP Notebook - 14-am044tx and I mostly keep it plugged in for daily use. I’ve been reading that charging a laptop to 100% all the time can shorten the battery’s lifespan, and some newer HP models have a feature in the BIOS called Battery Health Manager or something similar that lets you limit charging to around 80%.

I went into the BIOS by pressing F10, but I couldn’t find any battery-related settings there — nothing like "Maximize my battery health" or a charge limit option. I checked all the tabs (Main, System Configuration, etc.) but didn’t see anything helpful.

I also have HP Support Assistant installed, but it doesn’t show any option to limit charging either — just a basic battery check.


So my questions are:

Is there any way to enable a battery charge limit (like capping it at 80%) on this laptop model?

If not, is there a BIOS update, driver, or HP tool that can add this feature?

And if it’s completely unsupported, is there a safe third-party app that HP recommends or at least doesn’t advise against?


Here are my specs in case it helps:

Model: HP Notebook - 14-am044tx Windows 10 Battery -The original battery had degraded so badly that it would drop from 100% to 0% in just a few seconds, so I’ve already replaced it with a new one and now I want to make sure I take better care of this new battery going forward.

Would really appreciate any advice. Just trying to make the battery last longer while using the laptop mostly plugged in.

Thanks! 

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Hi @Aradhya_ 

 

There is no possibility to limit the load capacity for your model. Using it always connected does not damage quickly the battery if you for example use the battery 2 days a week and leave it discharged at 50%.

 

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