battery power icon suddenly does not appear


  1. Posts : 1,918
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    battery power icon suddenly does not appear


    I have a Lenovo T560 laptop, which has a built-in battery and a removable battery. Yesterday the battery icon displayed normally. Today it is gone.

    I did the normal searching and followed the instructions for displaying icons in the Notification Area of the Taskbar. Notice that the Power icon is ON but greyed out.

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    I checked Device Manager, and both batteries seem to be OK.

    battery power icon suddenly does not appear-image.png

    So what gives here? Most of my system issues, I can resolve with a Google search. This one I can't.

    x509
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  2. Posts : 33,274
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #2

    Before investigating any other possible causes, click Start and select Restart on the power button (not Shut down). It has to be Restart to ensure a full boot up from cold.
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  3. Posts : 1,918
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Bree said:
    Before investigating any other possible causes, click Start and select Restart on the power button (not Shut down). It has to be Restart to ensure a full boot up from cold.
    Hey Bree,

    That cold restart worked. Thanks a bunch.
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  4. Posts : 33,274
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #4

    x509 said:
    That cold restart worked. Thanks a bunch.
    I thought it might. A Restart can cure a lot of the odd 'quirks' that can sometimes develop.
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  5. Posts : 1,918
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Bree said:
    I thought it might. A Restart can cure a lot of the odd 'quirks' that can sometimes develop.
    And I just want to add that I just had to reboot my laptop again, and the battery power icon is still there in the Notification Area.
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