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    Windows 10 Stop Charging When Power >80%, Start When <=40

    The battery for my Alienware 17 was $65 for a no-name product and about $120 for a branded version. The original battery was completely dead after just over 2 years. Of course the notebook was running around the clock and averaged 35-40 degrees Celsius. I expect the battery price for my new HP...
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    Windows 10 Stop Charging When Power >80%, Start When <=40

    I don't care about how the laptop charges the battery. I hardly cycle the battery at all, I use it mostly as a desktop replacement. The problem is that if the battery is maintained at a high rate of charge, it ages very fast and at the 35 degrees Celsius or so it is exposed to in the laptop will...
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    Windows 10 Stop Charging When Power >80%, Start When <=40

    The problem with having the battery at 100% is that it ages WAY faster than if it is kept at 80% or (ideally) 40%. The battery of my Alienware notebook was almost useless after 2 years and completely dead a few months after. If it had been possible to keep it at 80% or below, it would have...
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