Hello,
A while ago, I got some help on this forum with some malware. You can link to the thread here. That problem remains fixed, but there is one minor symptom lingering, and it's been getting worse. It *may* have nothing to do with the malware problem I got help with here, but I know it started at the same time.
The problem is that the battery sometimes doesn't want to recharge when I plug it in. It will say that it's plugged in and charging, but the little battery icon in the system tray doesn't simulate the battery filling up like it used to, and if I hover the mouse over it over the course of several minutes, I can see the energy percentage dropping.
It's finicky. Sometimes it will charge, and then other times it doesn't. It seems to kick in at random times and it seems to all of a sudden stop at random times. It doesn't seem to matter the outlet I plug it into, while other laptops plugged into the same outlet don't seem to have that problem.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue (like maybe the battery or power driver is corrupted if there is such a thing). All I know is that it started when I first started having the problem mentioned in the above link, and that lately it's been getting worse.
Any help would be appreciated.
A while ago, I got some help on this forum with some malware. You can link to the thread here. That problem remains fixed, but there is one minor symptom lingering, and it's been getting worse. It *may* have nothing to do with the malware problem I got help with here, but I know it started at the same time.
The problem is that the battery sometimes doesn't want to recharge when I plug it in. It will say that it's plugged in and charging, but the little battery icon in the system tray doesn't simulate the battery filling up like it used to, and if I hover the mouse over it over the course of several minutes, I can see the energy percentage dropping.
It's finicky. Sometimes it will charge, and then other times it doesn't. It seems to kick in at random times and it seems to all of a sudden stop at random times. It doesn't seem to matter the outlet I plug it into, while other laptops plugged into the same outlet don't seem to have that problem.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue (like maybe the battery or power driver is corrupted if there is such a thing). All I know is that it started when I first started having the problem mentioned in the above link, and that lately it's been getting worse.
Any help would be appreciated.
