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You can run a report to check battery health in Windows 11.
This report provides details on capacity, cycle counts, and more.
If your battery is nearing the end of its life, it can be replaced.
Have you noticed a decline in your laptop's battery life? Does it randomly fall below 20%, leaving you scrambling for a charger? You can run a report to check your battery's overall health and if it's time to replace it. And no, you don't have to be a pro to access this feature.
The fact is that batteries are, by their nature, consumable technology. All will inevitably degrade, regardless of how they're treated.
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You may have heard about ways to maximize battery optimization, but I wouldn't stress about these techniques. There's no need to fixate on unplugging your laptop at a certain point or monitoring the charge percentage like a hawk. Your actions will only affect battery life so much.
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