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Battery is still discharging after power is turned on

Battery is still discharging after power is turned on

If your laptop has a similar feature then an external hard drive or a mouse/controller will drain the battery even if it is turned off. Secondly try pressing down on power button until the system show...

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Battery Drains Overnight.... While Powered Off

An update with the situation. When I plug in the phone, it charges normally (fast charging cable). I use it normally. I downloaded AccuBattery to track the battery. Not really

Jan 05, 2026
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My laptop battery is slowly decreasing while it''s plugged in, will

Hello, I have a laptop that has a fragile battery. The laptop battery currently says "50% available (plugged in)", and the percentage continues to decrease every half day. My computer shuts off completely when it is unplugged, but the available battery still remains at the same percentage. So pretty much the laptop is an AC computer.

Mar 03, 2026
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Solution to battery drain while shutdown/turned off

3 - After it''s completely off, HOLD the power button for approximately 5 seconds. During this time, the keyboard will light up and the screen backlight will turn on. After 5 seconds pass, it will shutdown again. This time for real. After a lot of tries with this method, I get around 1% battery discharge while off in a period of 24h.

Aug 07, 2025
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Poco x3 Pro not turning on after discharging to 0% battery

No matter how long i pressed the power button it just wouldnt turn on despite clearly checking beforehand that the phone was, indeed, charging. and well, as i mentioned it has been a few days that its been dead and i plugged it back in once more. the phone heated up a bit which means that there is power but still no luck, it still doesnt turn

Jul 28, 2025
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SOLVED: endless battery issues, at wits end

Well I have some equipment for when I get back into tinkering with solar and 18650 li-on batteries stuff; I have a 150W 12A DC multi-charger which can charge and discharge a sealed lead acid battery, a AC to DC 12V 33A power supply (can adjust output from 10.4 to 15.2 volts), DC 6.5-100V 0-100A LCD display digital current voltage power energy

Jan 10, 2026
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Battery discharges when plugged in to power.

When the laptop is fully charged to 100% and plugged in to the power supply, the system after a few minutes indicates that it is running on battery and the light on the side of the laptop adjacent to the power plug shuts off, it

Jul 27, 2025
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If your steam deck battery drains even while deck is off do this

The deck battery drains while turned off. I''ve seen a lot of tech support questions asking about if anything can be done to keep the battery from discharging while off, and usually the only answer is to put it in battery saver mode if you aren''t going to use it for a few weeks. If disabling quickboot is all that''s needed this is a pretty great

Dec 25, 2025
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Battery may discharge when system is powered off or in a sleep

This article provides solutions to the issue that ThinkPad battery discharges quickly even when it is powered off.

May 30, 2026
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Notebook Battery May Discharge When Your Computer is

Scroll down to the Related settings section and click on the Additional power settings option. Click on Choose what the power buttons do. Click on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top of the page. Scroll down to the Shutdown settings section and uncheck the box next to Turn on fast startup (recommended).

Mar 30, 2026
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New Lenovo Laptop drains battery overnight even

You need to try something. It appears that your laptop is going into a “Connected Standby” state which to me means that it is still working hard as it is taking 97% of the battery capacity. A setting or driver is stopping it

Dec 06, 2025
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Conservation mode on but battery is still charging?

If it''s around 75-80%, it should not charge when Conservation is on. Maybe the battery dropped under 75%, and the battery is charging it back to 80%, or Windows is being Windows, or maybe the battery readings are bugged out and an EC reset (unplug everything, laptop off, hold power button for 30 seconds) would fix.

May 18, 2026
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battery drained while quest was turned it off, is it normal?

This happened to me a few times, the cause was having my powerbank connected while turning off and taking too long to disconnect it, Q2 had turned back on by then. I assume it didn''t need charging so it decided the battery

Nov 12, 2025
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PSA: If your deck is draining from full to 0% unnaturally fast (even

The battery warning is gone but when I turned the deck on after letting it drain while on the bios menu and turn off, it said the battery was at "93%" when I booted up. This is not possible because it sat on the boot menu for 5 hours before shutting down.

Nov 09, 2025
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The Redmi 9T can''t be turned on

1. Ensure that your phone has sufficient battery power by pressing the power button for a few seconds and see if there is enough battery power. If the battery power is over 4%, the smartphone can be powered on; 2. If the battery power is too low, charge the smartphone for at least 15-30 minutes and see if you can turn on the smartphone; 3.

Feb 07, 2026
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iPhone 7 battery loosing power when switched off

I charged my iphone 7 to 100% and power off, after 4 days it can not start up, battery is completely dead. I have made several test on my iphone 7 and iphone 5S( a 3 year old iphone), I charged two iphone to 100% and turn both one, turn off both wifi and cell net work, 3 days later the iphone 5S''s battery has 74% left, but the iphone 7 has only 32% left.

Jan 14, 2026
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S22 Ultra stays on 0 percent while charging after the battery died,

It''s almost like it starts chugging more power to kill itself honestly, because even on my "fast charger" with power saving on the battery still keeps draining. So if I drop below %6 I have to turn power saving on, hang up any phone call I may be on, and turn the

Apr 02, 2026
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Why Does My Laptop Battery Drain When Turned Off? Causes

Peripherals Still Drawing Power: Peripherals such as USB devices or external drives can continue to draw power from the laptop if they are still connected while the laptop is turned off. According to an article by Lifehacker (2021), disconnecting peripherals can add significant battery life recovery when the device is powered down.

Nov 16, 2025
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Battery: Increased battery discharge when stationary.

If it is lit, the electrical consumers are still running at night. The car should be going into a standby mode where all the electrical consumers are turned off for the night, to prevent battery

Jan 09, 2026
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New iPhone battery drains when turned off

IOS 15.3.1 drain my iPhone 8 battery Updated my iPhone 8 to IOS 15.3.1 yesterday and this morning found out the iphone battery was drained and shutdown. When I put it on charger and turned it on, the iphone show 10% of battery. Then I charged the iphone battery to 100% and use it for couple of minutes, the iphone shut down again as if it is running out of

Oct 26, 2025
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SB2 battery drain when shut off

If by shut off you mean closing the lid and not complete shut down from the start menu. if you have battery drain after complete shutdown, turn off usb power from bios and make sure no devices are connected to it via usb. a mouse dongle or

Sep 16, 2025
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HP Aero 13 Battery Drain when fully turned off : r/laptops

One user reported that he no longer had any battery drain problems after he changed the stock Realtek wifi card for an Intel AX210. I''ve linked 2 images of my battery usage when the laptop was off (sorry for not taking a screenshots), and it seems the battery slowly dropped off over the last week while the laptop wasn''t being used.

Mar 31, 2026
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Battery draining on new laptop when turned off

The answer is YES -- it''s normal for the laptop battery to drain even while it is shut off. New laptops come with a form of hibernation, known as Fast Startup, enabled -- and

Feb 17, 2026
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Battery gets drained even after shut down on Dell Vostro running

This issue may arise due to power settings conflicts or due to battery failure. I suggest you to charge the battery to its full health and check if the battery stand by when the computer is powered on. Also run the Power troubleshooter and check if it helps. Follow these steps to run Power troubleshooter: 1. Type troubleshooting in the search

Feb 20, 2026
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What to do if laptop battery drains when turned off

2 - If you press the power button to turn the laptop off you probably put the laptop to sleep instead of turning it off. Use the control panel to check the power plan and ensure that the system actually turns off when your press the power button. Update: I found the battery was still draining sadly, however I''ve since identified the issue

Sep 09, 2025
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MacBook Pro is shut down, but my battery

When computer is power-off it drains about 30% every 6-9 hours. It seems like the computer never has turned off and is still working (and discharging the battery). It occurs when either the computer is sleeping or powered-off. The battery has a normal condition of 92%.

Sep 26, 2025
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iPhone won''t turn on after deep discharge *RESOLVED

Yes, the battery ran down, and iPhones generally won''t power up right away on a standard iPhone charger until the battery has gotten some charge. This can take up to 20 minutes. The reason for this delay is that the compact charger that comes with your phone is not capable of supplying enough power to both charge the battery and power the phone when it''s

Jul 28, 2025
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Increased Battery discharge even after replacing the battery

If the battery tests good either the battery is not being charged (alternator voltage regulator defective, belt slipping, bad connection, etc.) or the battery is being run down after the engine is turned off (parasitic current draw like IBS or some other draw) or your driving habits are short trips and the alternator never runs long enough to recharge the battery.

Jul 16, 2025
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My Laptop Battery Drains even when fully shutdown

If your laptop has a similar feature then an external hard drive or a mouse/controller will drain the battery even if it is turned off. A better way to check it will be to measure the drain when no devices are plugged in. Secondly try pressing down on power

Dec 18, 2025
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Is it normal that a laptop battery drains when the laptop is off?

2-3% is ''native'' discharge when the battery isn''t in the machine, and doesn''t have the internal processor installed in the battery. Both the pack processor and possibly the

Jul 03, 2026
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Solution to battery drain while shutdown/turned off

When I got my laptop and after updating all drivers and etc, I noticed that while the laptop was "shutdown" or supposedly turned off and unplugged from AC, my battery would still lose charge by about 25% or even more in a period of 24

May 09, 2026
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Is anyone here losing battery even though your laptop

Nearly all modern Windows laptops are designed to sleep in a low power state for a period of time (up to several hours). While in this state, they can be awakened instantly, just like your smartphone. If a certain power drain threshold is

Apr 29, 2026
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Laptop battery is discharged even when laptop is turned off

When battery was 100% i turned the laptop off. I did not power on for about 20 days. After that, i turn on the laptop and i''ve seen that battery was 1%. I''ve contacted with lenovo and they says that if the Fast Startup option is enabled, this is the cause of discharging the battery because even when laptop is off,Fast startup requires power.

Jan 07, 2026
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What to do if laptop battery drains when turned off

If your laptop battery drains when turned off, try these steps: disable "Fast Startup" in Windows settings, check for and disable any "Wake on LAN" or similar settings in BIOS, update your BIOS and drivers, and remove

Dec 18, 2025
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Battery Drains Overnight.... While Powered Off

An update with the situation. When I plug in the phone, it charges normally (fast charging cable). I use it normally. I downloaded AccuBattery to track the battery. Not really sure much weird stuff is being picked up by AccuBattery either. The battery drain only happens after I power the phone on after powering it off to go to sleep.

May 06, 2026
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Samsung S21 doesn''t turn on after full discharge?

Went to a local repair shop and the guy turned on my phone for free! He said that there are some issues with the battery when it discharges fully. But as far as I know, my battery is perfectly fine and the phone also charges till 100 percent, it''s just that after a discharge, the display doesn''t go beyond the logo screen which is really

Jun 25, 2026
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What''s an acceptable laptop battery discharge rate when it is turned

turned off "Hybrid Sleep" under power management; Perhaps ask Lenovo Support as the machine should still be in warranty. My machines can be turned right off and I would expect about half that loss. – anon. Commented May 14, Battery discharge on a turned-off system should be a fraction of that.

May 20, 2026
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Battery drain when off

I think if MSI added the battery disconnection button (we have to use it before RAM, SSD upgrade etc.) it means the board still consumes the power even when the laptop is

Dec 13, 2025
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Pixel 7 wont turn on after running out of battery : r/GooglePixel

Both my original pixel 7 and the replacement they sent refuse to turn on again after, if the battery drains completely. This doesn''t seem to happen after shutting down or restart by the way, only if it runs out of battery. I eventually managed to get my first phone to turn on after a couple days, so i managed to save the data.

Feb 22, 2026
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Surface Book 2 battery drain whilst off

Same issue on a brand new Surface book 2. When I purchased the unit it was completely dead. On have had the unit for 3 days and every morning i turn it on and approximately 9% of the battery life is depleted while completely shut down. I charge it back to 100% and same thing in 12 hours powered off 5 to 6% of the battery is depleted.

Oct 03, 2025

6 Frequently Asked Questions about “Battery is still discharging after power is turned on”

Why is my laptop battery draining?

If your laptop has a similar feature then an external hard drive or a mouse/controller will drain the battery even if it is turned off. Secondly try pressing down on power button until the system shown down.

What happens if a laptop battery is power cycled?

If your battery has been power cycled enough, the effective storage ability is reduced until it only lasts enough to power on the laptop or not even that. Batteries are affected by many factors including temperature, (cooler is better but with limits), how many times they have been charged and discharged, rate of charge and discharge and much more.

How does power off charging work on Acer laptops?

I am Jaspreet Singh. Acer laptops have something called power off charging which essentially allows users to charge their devices through a USB port on the laptops even when the laptop is fully turned off. If your laptop has a similar feature then an external hard drive or a mouse/controller will drain the battery even if it is turned off.

Is it normal for a laptop battery to drain when shut off?

The answer is YES -- it's normal for the laptop battery to drain even while it is shut off. New laptops come with a form of hibernation, known as Fast Startup, enabled -- and that causes battery drain. Win10 has enabled a new hibernation process known as Fast Startup -- which is enabled BY DEFAULT.

How do I turn off my laptop battery?

Clicking on the windows 10 or 11 power "Shut Down" should turn off the laptop. If your laptops is unplugged and you find the battery has - 9084357

Why is my ThinkPad battery not charging?

The ThinkPad battery may discharge even when the PC is powered off or in a sleep state. Windows 10 There are two possible reasons: 1) fast startup is enabled, or 2) power off charging is enabled.

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