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How To Enable Remaining Battery Time in Windows 10

The document describes how to enable the display of remaining battery time in Windows 10. By default, Windows 10 only shows the percentage of battery remaining rather than an estimated time. The steps involve editing the Windows registry to delete two entries and add a new one. This reverts the battery icon behavior to how it was prior to the Creators Update, showing an estimated time remaining when hovering over the icon. Alternatively, a one-click registry hack file can be used to make the same changes without manually editing the registry.

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How To Enable Remaining Battery Time in Windows 10

The document describes how to enable the display of remaining battery time in Windows 10. By default, Windows 10 only shows the percentage of battery remaining rather than an estimated time. The steps involve editing the Windows registry to delete two entries and add a new one. This reverts the battery icon behavior to how it was prior to the Creators Update, showing an estimated time remaining when hovering over the icon. Alternatively, a one-click registry hack file can be used to make the same changes without manually editing the registry.

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How-To Geek

How to Enable Remaining Battery Time in


Windows 10
BRADY GAVIN @bradyjgavin
MARCH 18, 2019, 8:00AM EDT

Windows 10 no longer shows the estimated battery time


remaining after the Creators Update. You’ll just see a percentage
when you hover over the battery icon—not a time. Although it has
its quirks, you still might want to see it.

Why Did Microsoft Hide the Battery Life


Estimate?
This information was removed because it’s just an estimate. It can
change dramatically depending on what processes are running,
how bright your screen is, and whether you’re connected to Wi-Fi or
Bluetooth. Your computer is making an informed guess and
displaying an estimated battery life in real-time. It can uctuate
wildly, and Microsoft seems to think it’s no longer useful.

Apple recently made the same decision on macOS, too. By default,


both macOS and Windows just show the percent of your laptop’s
battery you have left with no guess about how long it will last.

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RELATED: Why Is My Battery Estimate Never Accurate?

How to Bring Back Battery Time


Remaining
To bring back the battery time remaining in Windows 10, you just
need to make a few edits in the Windows Registry.

Standard Warning: Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing


it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. This is a
pretty simple hack, and as long as you stick to the instructions, you
shouldn’t have any problems. That said, if you’ve never worked
with it before, consider reading about how to use the Registry
Editor before you get started. And de nitely back up the
Registry (and your computer!) before making changes.

Open the Registry Editor by hitting Start and typing “ regedit .”


Press Enter to open the Registry Editor and then permit it to make
changes to your PC.

In the Registry Editor, use the left sidebar to navigate to the


following key. You can also copy and paste it into the Registry
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Editor’s address bar.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Once here, we’re going to locate and delete a few


entries: EnergyEstimationDisabled and
UserBatteryDischargeEstimator .

To do so, right-click the EnergyEstimationDisabled value in the right


pane, select “Delete,” and click “Yes” to con rm. Repeat the same
process for the UserBatteryDischargeEstimator value.

Next, right-click the Power key in the left pane and select New >
DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Name your new value EnergyEstimationEnabled .

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Double-click the new value, ensure the “Value Data” eld is set to 1,
and click “OK.”

That’s all there is to it. Close Registry Editor and restart your
machine. After you restart, you’ll see an estimated time remaining
while hovering your mouse cursor over the battery icon in your
noti cation area, also known as the system tray.

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Download Our One-Click Registry Hack

If you don’t feel like diving into the Registry yourself, we’ve created
a registry hack you can use. Just download and extract the
following ZIP le:

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Enable Battery Icon Time Remaining Hack

Inside you’ll nd a REG le for enabling your battery’s time


remaining to show up when you hover your mouse pointer over the
battery icon. Once extracted, double-click the le you want and
accept the prompts asking whether you’re sure you want to make
changes to your Registry.

This hack removes the EnergyEstimationDisabled and


UserBatteryDischargeEstimator values and then adds the
EnergyEstimationEnabled DWORD we talked about in the previous
section. Running the hack modi es the values of your Windows
Registry. The other hack included disables this feature and reverts
everything back to the way it was before,
adding EnergyEstimationDisabled and
UserBatteryDischargeEstimator values back to your registry and
deleting EnergyEstimationEnsabled . If you enjoy ddling with the
Registry, it’s worth taking the time to learn how to make your own
Registry hacks.

RELATED: How to Make Your Own Windows Registry Hacks

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BRADY GAVIN
Brady Gavin has been immersed in technology
for 15 years and has written over 150 detailed
tutorials and explainers. He's covered everything
from Windows 10 registry hacks to Chrome
browser tips. Brady has a diploma in Computer Science from
Camosun College in Victoria, BC.   READ FULL BIO »

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