How to Check Battery Health of Laptop

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The batteries are an essential element that helps to power up our favourite devices. However, these powerhouses have quite a limited lifespan. You need to keep a check on the battery health of a laptop so that it does not give up on you amidst a noteworthy assignment. 


Here, you will learn how to Check the Battery Health of a Laptop  - Whether you have a Windows Laptop or a Mac Book, read on to understand the best possible ways to review the battery health. 

How To Check The Battery Health of Your Windows Laptop

Whether you have Windows 10 or you have upgraded to the newer version, you can quickly check the battery health of your laptop. A hidden feature named battery report offers a crucial insight that can showcase the actual state of your battery. 

How To Generate A Battery Report

This feature is not brand-new, but not everyone knows about it, as it can only be accessed through the Command Prompt. (Note: If you have just stepped foot into the world of technology, do not let the techy words scare you off, it is a basic process that anyone can do.)


Follow the steps mentioned below to create a battery report:


  1. To locate Command Prompt on your Windows computer, you can search by typing "Command Prompt"  or “CMD” in the Windows Search bar.  In the search results, you will find the Command Prompt listed as one of the options. Another option is to find Command Prompt in the Windows Start menu under the "Windows System" category.

  2. After opening, you will be presented with a command line that begins with "C:" and you can see your user account name at the very end of the sentence.



  1. You will spot a blinking cursor after the user account name. You have to type  "powercfg /batteryreport" there. After you have typed it out, tap on the “Enter” key that is located on your keyboard.  

  1. Upon successful execution of the command, you will receive the location of the battery report displayed below the command that was sent.

  1. Perform a Windows or Files Explorer search to find your required Battery Report. The File Explorer would be faster than the Windows search, but you can opt as per your comfort. The file format will be HTML; hence, you can choose any of your desired browsers to look at this report. 



  1. The battery report provides an overview of your laptop battery's condition, performance, and estimated lifespan. It begins with general information about your computer, followed by detailed specifications about the battery.

  2. Examine the following parameters to get information regarding your battery health:

  1. Examine the disparity between the Full Charge Capacity and the Design Capacity to understand the difference. When the batteries deteriorate with time, the original Design Capacity tends to be higher than the Full Charge Capacity. 

  2. Also, review the power state of the battery and the amount of capacity that has been consumed in recent days. Also, do not forget to examine the battery usage graph.

  3. Run a comparison between the present-day battery life with the initial capacity of when you purchased the laptop.  You should also pay attention to the patterns that demonstrate the correlation between the Design Capacity and the Full Charge Capacity. 

  4. You should also assess the use of the battery and the duration (make sure that you include the time that the computer operated while it was connected to a power outlet as compared to when it used the battery power.

How To Check the Battery Health of Your Mac Book

While it may seem complicated to check your Mac Book's battery health, it is not. You can use a straightforward method to view the battery health of your Mac Book. 


You can achieve the objective by following the provided instructions outlined below.


  1. Go to the menu bar of your laptop and open the “System Settings” from there. One more way to access it is through the dock.  


  1. Keep scrolling until you view an option reading “Battery” in the left pane. Click on this option.


  1. When you select it, you can see a section named  “Battery Health”. The battery health may have one of the following options: Normal or Service Recommended. 


  1. If you see “Normal”, this means that the battery of your Mac Book is working perfectly fine. However, if the indicator shows “Service Recommended,” it signifies that it is advisable to start considering replacing your battery. 


  1. For a more advanced measurement, you can click on the icon (i), which will provide you with much more detailed information. This will allow you to get the maximum capacity of your battery as a percentage and also enable the mode for “Optimized Battery Charging”. 


  1. The Optimized Battery Charging Feature is recommended as it also helps preserve the battery's health by avoiding constant charging.


  1. Additionally, it is important to monitor and manage the battery cycle count of your MacBook. With this technique, you can review the charge cycles that your battery has undergone and also provide an ultimate insight into the charging and ageing patterns. 

Guidelines for Maintaining The Battery Of Your Laptop

As a bonus, we are providing you with some tips that can increase the longevity of your laptop’s battery. Read on and follow them for better battery life.


  1. Keep a check on the airflow in and out of your laptop.

  2. Make adjustments to the display and graphics settings in a way that would help you conserve the battery.

  3. Review the applications draining the battery the most and close as many as possible.

  4. If possible, stick to one application while you close the others - There is no need to have everything running simultaneously. 



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