What causes battery drain in Sleep Mode?

Normally, battery drain could be as a result of the incomplete shutdown, inappropriate power settings, faulty or incomplete upgrade, system corruption, faulty battery or a combination of all these. In any case, we are going to be looking at the various techniques that can easily be employed to fix the error and stop the battery drain.

How can I fix laptop draining battery in Sleep Mode?

1. Disable Fast Startup

Windows 10 by default comes with a Fast Startup option, which basically controls the behavior of the power button. With this feature enabled, you might encounter system reboot while trying to power off your system. And in more significant cases, your system can fail to go to Sleep Mode completely.

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To disable this feature, follow the step-by-step guidelines below:

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. SPONSORED

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4. Check BIOS settings

There are certain configurations in BIOS that 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 using Sleep Mode, ensure you disable the Intel Smart Connect and other such settings in BIOS. If the issue persists, try the next fix.

5. Clean Install Windows 10

If after trying all the aforementioned procedures, your battery still drains after Sleep Mode, the ultimate solution might be to clean install the Windows 10 OS. To clean install Windows 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. In conclusion, a lot of factors could contribute to the draining of a battery after Sleep Mode. We have outlined several solutions that can be employed to resolve the issue of your laptop draining battery in Sleep Mode.

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