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Windows 10 laptop battery charging issue. Some updates in Windows 10 have been know to cause the laptop battery to stop charging. There is a simple solution to this: go to Start Device Manager; select Batteries you will see Microsoft AC Adapter and Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery. The Microsoft Composite Battery component provides the Microsoft-supplied Composite Battery Driver, a kernel-mode driver, in the compbatt.sys file. The composite battery driver tracks the status of system batteries and serves as an intermediary between the Power Manager and the battery class and mini class drivers.
Battery management involves the following system components:
The battery GUI, which presents status information to users and allows them to set battery options
The power manager
The composite battery driver, a kernel-mode driver supplied by Microsoft
The battery class driver, a kernel-mode driver supplied by Microsoft
Battery miniclass drivers for individual battery devices
Devices, including batteries and some Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
Devices controlled by battery miniclass drivers include batteries and some UPS devices. Batteries can be primary (nonrechargeable) or secondary (rechargeable) cells. A UPS is, in essence, a system battery with a much larger capacity and a different alert threshold than a laptop battery.
Note For UPS units connected to COM ports, writing a UPS minidriver is preferable to writing a battery miniclass driver for operating systems prior to Windows Vista.
As shown in the preceding figure, the role of each component in battery operations is as follows:
A bus driver and one or more optional filter drivers, such as an ACPI filter, might be layered between the device and its miniclass driver.
A battery miniclass driver is the function driver for a specific type of battery or UPS device. A system can have as many battery miniclass drivers as it has different types of batteries.
The composite battery driver keeps track of the status of all the batteries in the system and acts as an intermediary between the power manager and the battery class/miniclass drivers. The composite battery driver receives IRPs from the power manager and notifies the power manager when the battery status changes (for example, when system battery power becomes critically low). The composite battery driver interacts with the battery class driver in much the same way that a battery miniclass driver does, but it is transparent to other miniclass drivers. The system has one composite battery driver, supplied by Microsoft.
The battery class driver supports all the battery miniclass drivers and the composite battery driver. The system has one battery class driver, supplied by Microsoft.
The power manager sends power and Plug and Play (PnP) IRPs to battery device stacks through the composite battery driver. The power manager does not interact directly with the battery class or miniclass drivers; all IRPs are sent through the composite battery driver.
The battery GUI gets system battery status from the composite battery driver through the power manager and presents the information to the user. The GUI also sends IRPs to the battery miniclass drivers for device-specific information. The system has one battery GUI, supplied by the hardware vendor.
Update on Battery problem...Guys this is related to my Battery problem that i posted before...correct me if Im wrong but I noticed my Battery Drivers... I opened Device Manager and clicked on the Batteries and noticed that there are only 2 drivers there: 1. Microsoft AC adapter those are the only drivers that are in Device Manager...correct me if im wrong but there should be 3 right? the Microsoft Composite Battery?...do you think its the reason why Im having trouble with my battery? |
reThis might not work but you can restore the laptop to it's default factory settings and see what happens(after backing up your data of course) |
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rewell I just finished Recovery Area...and its still the same...is it safe to assume that Microsoft Composite Battery is 'bundled' with Microsoft ACPI in Windows 8?,im not sure,but I read some articles about that... |
reI don't know what the problem could be but you could contact tech support on the official vendor website or visit the forums there. |
UntitledReply to posting re by vipe You're being sub-par in the intelligence department. Lithium Ion batteries don't respond well to draining halfway and then being charged again. If you want to be cheap, go back to the store and get it replaced. Don't believe half the crap people tell you here, in regards to your other post the poster who sheepishly wrote that your laptops cooling system operates separately from all other components was the biggest load of crap I've ever read. You left your laptop on in your case, potentially damaging it. Your fault. If you had shut it down correctly, there's no way it could have ever gotten hot, and even if it did, no way for the fans to turn on. Also, a Sony Vaio is the shittiest model and brand you could have ever purchased. Good day. |
reduh? lmao...just so you now,i know everything about li-ion battery life cycle...lmao...thats why I asked why my battery suddenly went dead in just a day...if your battery becomes dead,it would SLOWLY DETERIORATE,meaning in a span of couple of days or weeks you could see the deterioration...but my battery was working great for months,and held an average of 3.5-4 hours...then suddenly ONE DAY,it could not reach 100%,just like that...and next time when you try to comment,stop being a bitch... Good day |
go andBuy yourself a new one. Like with car batteries, the only cure for a bad battery is . a new one. |
reReply to posting Untitled by CrackTheSky There is no need to insult people who come here asking for help. I'm sure there was a time you yourself didn't know the answer to his problem but that didn't make u any less intelligent. |
reReply to posting Update on Battery problem... by Vipe I am not familiar working with windows, but in that link I gave you they also directed to this page. |
reReply to posting Update on Battery problem... by Vipe |
reReply to posting re by vipe months,and held an average of 3.5-4 hours...then suddenlyHow long does your battery take to discharge now as opposed to average 3.5-4 hours? |
remy battery never reaches 100%,it stays at random percentages..like 65%, 73% ,79% etc...so basicaly the battery lasts only 1.5 hours now...and when it discharges at about 24%,it suddenly goes down from 24% to 10% or 7% in just a minute...and my other question is I just noticed that 'MICROSOFT COMPOSITE BATTERY is not included in my battery drivers in Device Manager,there are only 2 drivers under BATTERY...there should be 3 drivers there right? |
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reReply to posting go and by Kilroy_of_Aus well thats what im planning to do or maybe just buy a UPS,but my concern is there is no MICROSOFT COMPOSITE BATTERY in device manager,as far as I know there are 3 Drivers under the Battery right?...or is it different in Windows 8? |
reReply to posting re by vipe I won't consider it a driver problem. The problem is solely with the battery. It's dyeing. |
reyeah,aryt...but how about MICROSOFT COMPOSITE BATTERY in Device Manager? is it really not in windows 8? cuz my other laptop with Windows 7 has 3 drivers under Battery...and this laptop only has 2,which are the Microsoft AC Adapter and Microsoft ACPI |
reReply to posting re by vipe I'm quoting this reply from the link provided... 'The Microsoft Composite Battery Driver (MCBD) does not have anything to do with the battery charging or not charging. The charging function is controlled by the Hardware Charging Circuit that is a part of the Motherboard installed in the laptop. |
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This one might be useful...Reply to posting re by vipe |
reyeah already read that before...im just confirming if that's how it is for all Windows 8...thanks |
Microsoft Battery Driver Update
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