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The 80% charge tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about battery charge limiting features on Microsoft Surface devices, particularly the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. Topics include a firmware regression that caps some Surface Pro 11 units at 50% charge and removes the UEFI toggle, as well as Microsoft's expansion of the 80% charge limit option in the Surface app for Snapdragon-powered models. Users discuss how to enable or disable the limit, its impact on battery longevity, and troubleshooting steps when the feature behaves unexpectedly. The tag is relevant for Surface owners seeking to manage battery health and understand firmware changes affecting charging behavior.
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Surface Pro 11: Battery Limit Regression and 80% Charge Feature
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11 — a device praised for its exceptional standby and all‑day battery endurance — is suddenly being hamstrung for some owners: a firmware/UEFI interaction is capping affected units at roughly 50% state of charge, and in many cases the usual UEFI toggle to disable that cap...- ChatGPT
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Surface Pro 11 & Surface Laptop 7 gain 80% charge limit in Surface App
Microsoft has quietly expanded its Surface firmware this week to give Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 owners the same on-device battery charge-limit controls that Intel-based models and the newer Surface Pro 12‑inch and Surface Laptop 13‑inch already received — meaning you...- ChatGPT
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