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How to Fix Battery Draining in Sleep Mode - 5 Ways

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Updated onOctober 30, 2024

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Do you experience battery drain on your PC afterSleep Mode? Want a quick fix to this?

It could be caused by an incomplete shutdown, inappropriate power settings, faulty or incomplete upgrade, system corruption, faulty battery or a combination of all these.

Follow the steps below to get it fixed

How can I fix the laptop draining battery in Sleep Mode?

1. Disable Fast Startup

2. Disable hibernation

After disabling Fast Startup, you can also disable hibernation, to ensure your computer, never goes into hibernation. To do this:

This procedure will ensure your PC never go into hibernation, even when the cover is closed.

3. Run power troubleshooter

There is a built-in troubleshooter that can be used to detect and resolve all power-related issues on Windows PC. To run the power troubleshooter, follow the procedure below:

If the error is caused by a system defect, the Power troubleshooter should fix it.

4. Check BIOS settings

There are certain configurations inBIOSthat can auto-boot your system. If any of these settings are enabled, you would definitely, at one point or another, experience this issue. A notable mention in this regard is the Intel Smart Connect, which automatically boots up host PC once a Wi-Fi adapter is connected or when a registered Wi-Fi network is active.

So, if your PC’s battery is draining while it usingSleep Mode, ensure you disable theIntel Smart Connectand other such settings inBIOS. If the issue persists, try the next fix.

5. Clean Install Windows 10

If after trying all the aforementioned procedures, your battery still drains afterSleep Mode, the ultimate solution might be to clean install theWindows 10OS. To clean installWindows 10, you just need to do the following:

Note: Make sure you back up essential files before running the clean install.

Clean installation is the ultimate solution to resolve this issue, provided the problem is system-specific (affecting the operating system).

6. Replace the battery

In some cases, the issue might not be related to system (OS) error, but rather the battery itself. In this case, ensure you run diagnostics and calibrate the battery. If the battery is in any way, faulty it is recommended you replace it.

This isn’t the only issue you can encounter, and many reported thatlaptop battery drains when off, but we have a special guide that tackles this issue.

In conclusion, a lot of factors could contribute to the draining of a battery afterSleep Mode. We have outlined several solutions that can be employed to resolve the issue of your laptop draining battery in Sleep Mode.

How to Fix Battery Draining in Sleep Mode - 5 Ways#

How can I fix the laptop draining battery in Sleep Mode?#

1. Disable Fast Startup#

2. Disable hibernation#

3. Run power troubleshooter#

4. Check BIOS settings#

5. Clean Install Windows 10#

6. Replace the battery#