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The user reports that their battery icon is missing from the taskbar and is unable to enable it through system icon settings. A forum member responds by requesting additional information about the computer’s make, model, and update history, and suggests troubleshooting steps such as testing with the battery removed and on AC power, highlighting that potential issues could stem from a faulty battery or recent upgrade to Windows 10. The overall tone is helpful and seeks to gather more details to provide accurate advice.
The user reports that their battery icon is missing from the taskbar and is unable to enable it through system icon settings. A forum member responds by requesting additional information about the computer’s make, model, and update history, and suggests troubleshooting steps such as testing with the battery removed and on AC power, highlighting that potential issues could stem from a faulty battery or recent upgrade to Windows 10. The overall tone is helpful and seeks to gather more details to provide accurate advice.
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Hi and welcome to the forum:
It's customary to provide the Make/Model of your computer and answer a few other questions before we get started. Did you Upgrade the computer you are asking us about from an earlier version of Windows? If so, which version? For example, Win7/8/8.1/8.1.1.
In the meantime, does this problem occur with only the battery plugged into the laptop (No wall power or MAINS)? If you don't know, disconnect the battery and run on AC power with the adapter only. If the battery icon doesn't show up, if could be a faulty battery. This is more likely to apply to your situation if you upgraded your computer to W10 from an earlier version of Windows as suggested, since laptops over 2 years old often have failed batteries in them. On the other hand, if you have a brand new laptop with Win10 (bought on or after July 29th 2015), this is less likely to be problem, and you should consider returning your laptop to your place of purchase for warranty repair. In most cases, retail stores will make you send your laptop back to the manufacturer if less than 1 year old, for free warranty repair. If so, make sure you back all Personal Data from that laptop prior to shipping it back to the Warranty repair center, as they often will wipe your hard drive clean during the repair process. Of course, this erases all your data, so it's best to have a backup copy on external media somewhere before doing this.
Post back your specs and we'll advise you what to do further.
<<<BIGBEARJEDI>>>
It's customary to provide the Make/Model of your computer and answer a few other questions before we get started. Did you Upgrade the computer you are asking us about from an earlier version of Windows? If so, which version? For example, Win7/8/8.1/8.1.1.
In the meantime, does this problem occur with only the battery plugged into the laptop (No wall power or MAINS)? If you don't know, disconnect the battery and run on AC power with the adapter only. If the battery icon doesn't show up, if could be a faulty battery. This is more likely to apply to your situation if you upgraded your computer to W10 from an earlier version of Windows as suggested, since laptops over 2 years old often have failed batteries in them. On the other hand, if you have a brand new laptop with Win10 (bought on or after July 29th 2015), this is less likely to be problem, and you should consider returning your laptop to your place of purchase for warranty repair. In most cases, retail stores will make you send your laptop back to the manufacturer if less than 1 year old, for free warranty repair. If so, make sure you back all Personal Data from that laptop prior to shipping it back to the Warranty repair center, as they often will wipe your hard drive clean during the repair process. Of course, this erases all your data, so it's best to have a backup copy on external media somewhere before doing this.
Post back your specs and we'll advise you what to do further.
<<<BIGBEARJEDI>>>