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HELP! On travel and can’t determine battery condition so I know when to charge. Web search results were no help.

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D. Eager

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HELP! On travel and can’t determine battery condition so I know when to charge. Web search results were no help.

Thanks!

D. Eager

Check out this Microsoft article: Add the battery icon to the taskbar in Windows 10

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-the-battery-icon-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-10-df5599da-5f1f-c1f8-d9df-a5c8dd991cdf

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Check Windows Mobility Center and Power options

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Thanks for your response to my power icon question. Unfortunately, I did not find the setting you specified under Notifications>Select icons to appear>Power. No Power selection there. I did find it under Notifications>Turn system icons ON/OFF>Power. That switch is in the ON position but it is “grayed out.” So, my problem continues…

 

Any additional ideas for correcting this issue?

 

Don E.

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Settings\Personalization\Taskbar
There are two links under “Notification area”
“Select which icons appear on the taskbar” and “Turn system icons on of off.”

This can also be reached by right-clicking the Taskbar and choosing “Taskbar settings.”

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Am unable to turn on Power setting.  As mentioned previously, I found the setting under turn icons on and off and it shows as ON but is grayed out.

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Donald Eager wrote:

No Power selection there. I did find it under Notifications>Turn system icons ON/OFF>Power. That switch is in the ON position but it is “grayed out.” So, my problem continues…

Any additional ideas for correcting this issue?

The Microsoft article linked in the first reply of this thread included:

On a device that uses battery power, if you select Start > Settings > Personalization > Taskbar and the Power toggle is greyed out or not visible, in the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, and then select Device Manager in the list of results. Under Batteries, right-click the battery for your device, select Disable, and select Yes. Wait a few seconds, and then right-click the battery and select Enable. Then restart your device.

Did you try that yet?

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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Sorry, but there is no item titled “Batteries” in my Device Manager. Now what?

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Try View, Show hidden devices and Action, Scan for hardware changes in Device Manager.

7 Ways to Restore a Missing Battery Icon on the Windows 10 Taskbar

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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1. Went to Device Manager>View>Show hidden devices. Batteries>Surface Battery appeared. Couldn’t find Action, so I right-clicked Surface Battery item. Result was a pop-up stating Device not connected, Error code 45. Clicked re-connect but Nothing happened. Power icon still missing.
2. Followed the “7 Ways…” link. Followed steps 1 – 6 to no avail. Some of the instructions could not be followed as the items weren’t displayed the same on my Surface, but improvised the best I could. Still no battery icon displayed.

This is just crazy! Spent hours on this already and can’t figure out what caused it to no longer be shown???

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You disabled, re-enabled then restarted?

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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If you are talking about the Local Group Policy Editor, NO, I did not re-enable the setting, but did re-start. It is my understanding that if that setting is enabled, it means that the icon will NOT be displayed. Is this incorrect?

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No, disable the battery in Device Manager, then re-enable it there and restart the computer; as recommended by Microsoft (above, twice):

b wrote:

The Microsoft article linked in the first reply of this thread included:

On a device that uses battery power, if you select Start, Settings, Personalization, Taskbar and the Power toggle is greyed out or not visible, in the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, and then select Device Manager in the list of results. Under Batteries, right-click the battery for your device, select Disable, and select Yes. Wait a few seconds, and then right-click the battery and select Enable. Then restart your device.

(And way 4 of the “7 Ways” article linked above.)

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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Captain Al

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Battery is not shown in Device Manager, even with show hidden devices ON. Not sure how to proceed.

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If the battery is in the laptop, try Action menu in Device Manager, then Scan for hardware changes.

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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I’m getting more confused by the minute. Went to Device Manager>Action and the only thing displayed ia a link to a Microsoft document about error codes.

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Select something (anything) in the main window first.

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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OK. Made a random selection on the main window. Clicked Action. Clicked Scan for hardware changes. NOTHING happened. Went back to check again for Battery (including Hidden Devices). No Battery item listed.

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Try the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit

What does the toolkit test?

The toolkit checks for updates and checks different parts of your Surface. You can skip the tests that don’t apply to your issue. Tests include:

Windows update and system repair

Power supply and battery

…

Fix common Surface problems using the Surface app and Surface Diagnostic Toolkit

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.2361 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t believe I can run the “Toolkit” at this time as it is advising that I need a Windows CU. The latest (February) is on defer status per Master Patch List  recommedation.

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