If your laptop battery doesn't charge anymore

My worklaptop (Acer Swift One) suddenly did not want to charge anymore.

I clicked the batteryindicator and it showed the status: "waiting to charge" but it didn't charge at all although I tried it for a few days.

I was prepared to order a new battery but I wanted to try to fix it first, if possible.

Although meant for ASUS and for MS-Windows only , this site was helpful, especially Fix 3:
https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/asus-laptop-plugged-in-not-charging-solved/

Fix 3 also worked on my ACER and probably on a lot more laptops:

Switch the Laptop off and then press and hold the powerbutton for about a minute.

If it works on your laptop, it will reset the charging controller and afterwards everything is back to normal and charging will be possible again :slight_smile:

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