Laptop battery says plugged in, not charging

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My laptop's battery tray icon sometimes says "plugged in, not charging". How do I make the battery start charging again?

  • Lenovo X230, 6-cell battery, Windows 8.1 64-bit.
  • This question says that battery's firmware or driver would sometimes decide not to charge at near-full capacity. However, this has happened at various charge levels – for example, now it's at 53%.
  • Battery is at decent state – lasts several hours when unplugged.
  • Using original charger through a docking station, but I tried another charger connected directly, and the battery continues to not charge.
  • Tried restarting the laptop – still doesn't charge.
  • Tried to disable+enable the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery device – still doesn't charge.

Best Answer

Solution: I shut down the laptop, took out the battery, waited 10 seconds, then put it back, and presto! Charges like a champ again.

Source: How to Fix- Plugged in, Not charging (warning: awfully-made video). The video also says you need to uninstall the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery driver, but I didn't do it, and still solved my problem. YMMV, I guess.

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