A new Windows 11 bug has somehow charged a laptop battery to over 104%

There have been a slew of bugs reported in Windows 11 over the previous few weeks, however an uncommon one found yesterday is likely to be pushing laptop batteries previous the 100% charging capability.PC Gamer stories that a Reddit consumer by the title of Zondax observed that their laptop displayed the message "Battery status: fully charged 103%" when the cursor was hovering over the battery image, after which additional elevated to 104% a few hours later.

Zondax, who was enjoying a recreation of Old School Runescape had the system on cost, as displayed by the picture displayed on the unique Reddit submit, nevertheless it's unclear what model of laptop is beings used. We have reached out for affirmation, and to set up if Windows 11 had been put in onto the system by way of official means.User Zondax commented after the system hit 104% that " I kinda don't want to unplug it, I'm curious to see how far it will go..", however has not reported any additional updates so we do not know if the cost restrict has been exceeding any additional, however given it should not be attainable to get past 100% within the first place, we should not disregard the chance.Given that it is nonetheless early days for (*11*) new working system, bugs are anticipated which is why some people are selecting to maintain off on upgrading till issues are addressed and stuck, even when they at present have a system that meets the lofty system necessities to assist Windows 11.A few battery associated points have additionally been reported, together with customers who cannot get a laptop to cost to over 80% and one other Reddit thread with a number of customers reporting that the length that their laptop can function on battery energy has tanked since upgrading, with some stating they're going to be downgrading again to Windows 10 as a end result.

Analysis: A matter of security

We haven't any approach of understanding if the battery on the system genuinely is exceeding it is cost restrict or if the bug is as a substitute merely displaying incorrect percentages, but when it is the previous then this may not be a laughing matter.Battery points on units can have disastrous penalties as we have beforehand seen with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, however as that is an remoted incident I do not assume there's any want to panic simply but. For anybody who's involved, you may simply downgrade again to Windows 10 in the event you put in it inside a 10 day window after which improve once more once you really feel secure to achieve this.Alternatively, make sure that you do not preserve the laptop plugged in when it hits 100%, although that is understandably a lot more troublesome, particularly in the event you're utilizing a power-hungry gaming laptop to play demanding titles.If you are encountering some other points, ensure you try our information on how to repair frequent Windows 11 issues for more recommendation as many have a fast repair.