You may know that laptop batteries can get expensive once they start to die, so it’s always a must to keep the battery in good health to prolong its life as much as possible.
In this article, we will be covering how to calibrate a new battery on windows 7 and other windows versions so you can extend the life as much as possible for your new battery.
You will be able to use this guide to calibrate a new battery on the following windows versions Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista. You can use the same techniques on most other batteries for different devices such as Macbooks too.
Why You Should Calibrate Your New Windows 7 Battery
It’s important to calibrate your new battery right away with your windows laptop to make sure you are getting the most accurate read-out on your battery level.
If you don’t calibrate it then you can sometimes get in-accurate readouts on tour battery percent which can turn your laptop off much quicker than you thought and that’s the last thing you want when doing something important on your laptop.
Best Tip For Looking After Your Laptop Battery
The best way to look after and care for your laptop battery is to not have it on charge all the time when you use your laptop.
You should only have the charger plugged in to reach 100% battery level and then unplug your charger and allow the battery to come back down to 10% battery level before you put the charger in again.
Doing this will preserve your battery life and make it last a lot longer than if you constantly have it plugged in without allowing the battery to go through its normal cycles.
When Should You Calibrate Your Battery?
If your battery is new you will need to calibrate it right away to make sure you get accurate battery percent levels.
Calibrating will not prolong the life much but it will certainly keep your battery level accurate which is just as important.
If your laptop or battery is not new then the recommended time to re-calibrate your battery would be every 2-3 months as most laptop manufacturers agree on.
Another way to tell if you need a calibration is if your laptop tells you it has say 20% left and all of a sudden cuts off due to the battery. This is a sure-fire way that you have, to calibrate your battery with windows or any other laptop you own.
How To Calibrate A Battery Using Windows
This is very easy to do as it just involves you charging your battery to 100% then taking out the laptop charger and allowing the laptop to run down to 2% or when it’s close to shutting itself down.
The above method will work for many different devices, not just laptops, so you can do this for tablets, smartphones, Gopros, or anything with a replaceable battery.
Nowadays most manufacturers such as Dell, Asus, etc include power management utilities shipped with the laptop and built-in, so no need to download from anywhere.
You can enter the manufacturer’s utility and calibrate this way or if you are unsure then simply check your manufacturer’s help section on their website to see how to calibrate.
How To Calibrate Using Windows System Settings
If you want to do this manually then you will want to follow the below, this is a good method to do while you are using your laptop every 2-3 months.
- Charge your battery to it reaches 100%.
- Turn off the plug switch on the wall to allow the battery to cool for 2 hours.
- Now on your Windows laptop open up “power management settings” which you will find here (Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings)
- Look under the battery category and the “Critical battery” and “Critical battery level” and set both to 5%.
- Now you can leave your laptop unattended and once it reaches 5% the laptop will automatically enter hibernation mode.
- Now, wait 5 hours before you turn the switch back on at the wall.
Once the above has been completed your laptop when it comes out of hibernation, windows will have a very accurate reading on the % of your battery and going for.
If you are based in the United States then you can use Home Depot as they have teamed up with Call2Recycle.
You can also dispose of old laptop batteries from many waste districts or events they have. Some manufacturers can also send the dead battery back to them paid for and free using their mail service.
Calibrate A New Laptop Battery Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Keep My Laptop Always Plugged In?
If the battery is brand new then do it right away, if the battery is not new then calibrate every 2-3 months
If My Battery Is Dead Where Should I Dispose Of It?
You can also dispose of old laptop batteries from many waste districts or events they have. Some manufacturers can also send the dead battery back to them paid for and free using their mail service.
Conclusion
Always keep on top of calibrating your new or old windows 7 and higher to get the best life and performance.