X240 Charging Thresholds

Hi everyone,

On many ThinkPads (Windows 7), you used to be able to set custom charge thresholds - e.g the battery would stop charging once it reached 50%.

How on earth are you meant to accomplish the same functionality on Windows 8.1?\

Any help is much appreciated.

 

See this Lenovo thread.

8.1 and Lenovo Power App: Battery Health issue - Lenovo Community


Edit: Also see message #15 in that thread, and the link provided, for other info.

 

Hi Dragnoak, thanks for the link. I tried following the steps here in message #10: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Seri...r-App-Battery-Health-issue/m-p/1455377#M55807

,but the charge threshold option is still not appearing. I am looking for it in the Lenovo Settings App (Metro App).

Am I looking for it in the wrong place?

Thanks for your help.

 

Have you tried this KBA?

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Window...ThinkPads-under-Windows-8-without/ta-p/920657

Here is the other thread I mentioned. It goes along with the KBA.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Window...ThinkPads-under-Windows-8-without/td-p/916361

Other than those solutions, I don't have any clue. I don't have a Lenovo laptop, Think or otherwise, using Win 8. All I know was that they took away the charge options in Win 8, and those threads contain the procedures to get it back.

Sorry.

 

Thanks for your help, I will keep digging around.

 

Does the Power Manager no longer work in newer series? I have T500 and it is working nicely in Windows 8.1, except for the Instant Resume though.

 

Yes, I don't think Power Manager is available on the newer series, on Windows 8 or later. It is only available on Windows 7.