Windows 10 Dell Laptop

Charly10 said:

Im running windows 10 on a 2-3 year old dell laptop, i haven't added a spec list but can do if need be
however i have found that the past year my laptop has stopped charging it's battery...

Welcome to TenForums @Charly10

You've given enough specs to identify the most probable cause - the manufacturer.

Dell laptops are particularly fussy about their chargers. The centre pin of the plug is not a power pin, it is a data connection that tells the laptop the power output of the charger. This plug can become damaged, or the laptop connection it plugs into, meaning the signal no longer gets through. Although the charger will still power the laptop, the battery won't charge as the charger is unrecognised.

This is a typical post from Dell's forum....

https://www.dell.com/community/Lapto...r/td-p/4185766

NB: third-party chargers may not have this data feature. It would be best to get a genuine Dell replacement.

Steve C said:

This is a long shot - it may be worth removing the battery for a few minutes to see if that resets something.

Long shots are always worth trying. For the best chance of success, when you take the battery out you should press and hold the power button for at least 30 seconds to drain any residual charge.

But I have a Dell laptop about the same age as the OP's and was speaking from experience. In my case it was a second hand purchase and supplied with the wrong charger (an HP one) that would power the laptop but not charge it. I had a universal charger that would sometimes (but not always) charge the battery. The cure was when the supplier sent me a genuine Dell charger. There are a number of sophisticated charging options in the bios, all of which rely on being able to identify the charger via that data pin.