Do Laptops Work Without a Battery? (Yes - Here's How!)

Are you are asking yourself 'Will my laptop work without a battery?'
This video shows proof that a laptop will work without a battery as I take my (completely functional) laptop apart, disconnect the battery, and show that it will still power on without issue as long as the AC adapter is plugged in.
If you are having issues with your current battery, you are looking to replace your battery, or just want to run your laptop like a desktop then this video shows that it is possible.
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00:00 - Intro and quick answer
00:47 - How a laptop works without a battery
03:13 - Removing the battery from my laptop for proof
Although laptops are designed to run with batteries, Windows treats the battery and the AC adapter as two completely separate devices and can function with the battery disabled or even completely uninstalled from the laptop.
If you would rather read about this topic check it out on my blog right here: askacomputergeek.com/will-lap...

[@kurapika3285]

Oh wow thank you so much Sir for this wonderful video! I’m a freelance digital artist and my laptop battery was swollen so I’m still waiting for replacement. I came across this video and it’s a total life saver! Thank you! I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to work for the next days or weeks having to wait for replacement. Plus this is a great tip considering I work a lot on the computer which could help minimize battery issues in the future.

[@khaleddabbous9608]

volt of chager is bigger than battery; so why laptop can work without burn ?? charger is 19 v and battery almost less why computer not burn or damaged with charger only ?

[@GabrielZanoff]

Was it a dell xps? I had the same issue with battery swelling

[@astronautnitin]

Your battery is still charging and the only thing is changed is that now you are not able to see your battery charging status

[@cparks1000000]

Same.

[@Ohm_ZiM_420]

⁠@@khaleddabbous9608i guess it was programmed 🤔

[@englishmimics]

I came across your channel while doing some googling on the swollen laptop`s battery issue. I`m glad that I`ve found this brief but informative clip. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@toyetoyetoye]

This was very helpful! My batter has swollen up (from my misuse) and this gave me the knowledge I needed to not try to keep it in the machine while waiting for a replacement to arrive. Thanks!

[@ibrahim_abdeljebar]

Even when I "disable" my battery on the device manager, I can still use the laptop without plugging AC. All it does is just disappear from the task bar. It does not disable it really.

[@tinybox7605]

Yeah, I think the best solution is to just remove the battery.

[@KJmadKing]

Yes me too. I wonder if without plugging AC or having a brown out the computer automatically use the battery for safety purposes for not to harm the pc?? I need a clear answer because im confused too. Whether its saving my battery life or just killing it secretly..

[@KJmadKing]

@@tinybox7605 and how about for those laptops with internal battery? Taking off the back cover is very sensitive.

[@XenomTV]

yes true nowadays there is a software of all laptop brand where u can find a battery charge limiter that limits the charging at 80% whenever the laptop is pulgged in , with this way u save the battery lifespan

[@XenomTV]

@@KJmadKing Its best to save battery longevity by keeping it charged to 50%. If you unplug entirely, it will likely drain lower than 50% and damage the battery over time. If you can, use the laptop control software to set it to 50-80%

[@user-bc3hj3qb6g]

One of the most useful and brief tip I watched in a while.

[@caraj1209]

WOW............. amazing teacher.. and you opened the back of the laptop as well...... I have been looking for a battery for my laptop for over a month and have been afraid my computer is just gonna stop even while plugged into the ac adapter.... I feel a ton weight dropping off my shoulders... thank you so MUCH

[@lilybard2788]

This was so useful and I’m so thankful for this! You’re a life saver!

[@Jose0421]

I usually take out my battery and just use the adapter only when am at home, if I go traveling I will insert the battery and use my laptop when am on an airplane. I mean other than that. If you’re just using the laptop at home there really is no need to use it unless you’re traveling. But using it without the battery won’t harm your laptop in anyway I’ve been using it that way for years on my old laptops and never had any issues. More convenient.

[@nutsaboutsquirrels553]

I couldn't agree more. I've just bought a brand new battery and in order to preserve its design capacity, I only use it when electricity isn't available. I mean why would anyone want to wear down their expensive battery if the laptop is static on a desk? 😀

[@kayron21]

Are you disable the driver first or just take out the battery immediately?

[@Rish11]

Nice video, it helps a lot of people. Actually for those who don't know, when your laptop plugin in ac and you are playing games or any work you do from your laptop, you will notice that the performance of your laptop is getting maximize and which is good...

[@omejehenry7375]

Does a sudden power outage, when you're playing game or working with the laptop affect it in anyway

[@dicklaurent6548]

Id like to know that as well. And can high electrical loads (fluctuating current) hurt the components now without a battery in between?

[@ranjithabohra6363]

Thank you sooo much My laptop battery had swollen so I used ur method in which you disabled the driver as I mainly used my laptop plugged in !!

[@Isaac-lm6pl]

if you disconect the charger does the laptop shut down immediately?

[@annabreaplaygames]

Thank you so much. I was afraid that my battery will blow up as it is swollen at the moment. I appreciate you.

[@tatewinters5565]

Beautifully explained. Thank you.

[@thedemon2370]

God bless you my man, you answered my question that I had, thanks for the help💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@tibormolnar9518]

Oh thank you! Previously, my laptop battery, which was mostly powered by mains voltage at home, failed within 2 years, even though I barely used its battery. Therefore, I removed the battery from my next laptop when I used it at home. the current one has it built in, but with it disabled I hope it will work longer if needed.

[@TheGuyWithShotguns]

Thanks a lot for the information! I was trying to diagnose if my battery was the cause of a crackling sound issue. Now that I booted without it, it turns out the subwoofer was faulty not the battery.

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Glad it helped - thanks for watching!

[@rhondae8222]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you.

[@barrychromo]

Thank you. Saved myself having to open up my laptop to physically disconnect the faulty battery to stop windows shutting down within a minute of booing. A dual boot computer where Ubuntu has no issue. Unfortunately I need Windows to run two applications, otherwise it would be redundant. Thanks again.

[@deathsingerdsc5099]

Purely well done tutorial. The best tutorial on youtube ngl

[@sumitmaurya9670]

You just answered 😳 such a nice question, you are genius 👍🏻😁 really I liked your work

[@theblackpacomurder]

I've been working my Razer laptop without a battery for almost 2 years (razer laptops batteries are awful) , works perfect, however the only risk you will have is that if there is an outage in your house your laptop will shutdown instantly and that can seriously damage the system or even the motherboard

[@khaleddabbous9608]

volt of chager is bigger than battery; so why laptop can work without burn ?? charger is 19 v and battery almost less why computer not burn or damaged with charger only ?

[@TOAST-vn9sf]

Hey! I am also using a razer laptop. Razer stealth 13 to be exact. I am not sure if the problem is my adapter or my laptop battery. My laptop does not seem bloated and gpu temperature usually reaches 27-54°. It only reaches the highest when I play games. Other than that it stays at home unmoved, untouched. I baby it and blow off dust and wipe away some oil. I wouldn’t want to purchase a $100 official razer adapter just to find out the problem was the battery. I ended up purchasing an adapter from amazon and it hasn’t come in yet. If it still won’t charge, I might do what you did for 2 years. Did you remove the battery yourself or just left it in and keep disabling the driver/device?

[@nilsfrahm1323]

if you use laptop without battery, check Properties of the ssd or hdd and turn off write optimizations, as Windows may not flush all data to disk. In case power fails for a few seconds, it can lose some of your data or corrupt the disk. If you have battery in, you can leave it enabled.

[@Provocateur66]

would it be safer to use a UPS?

[@TOAST-vn9sf]

Just found it the problem is my power brick. My dad's an electrical engineer and he said he wouldn't recommend using the razer laptop without the battery because the power or electricity coming in is not filtered without a battery (whatever that means). Ended up purchasing a 100W GAD brick from amazon and microcenter and it works nice.

[@paragkambli6866]

Subscribed....bro I was waiting for this for years...

[@dhimanshagor368]

Thanks for this wonderful suggestion! Very helpful indeed!

[@astronautnitin]

Your battery is still charging broface-green-smilingface-green-smilingface-green-smilingface-green-smilingface-green-smiling and the only thing is changed is that now you are not able to see your battery charging status

[@DavidCKendall]

You may have just solved a two year nightmare for me.... thank you for this post!

[@yaasir5920]

That was helpful video, great work 😮

[@mimicri326]

So intelligent, easily understandable. Thank you.

[@user-ib2ie9lp7d]

Thanks for the info, very useful.

[@friducha.icarus]

Thank you so much for this wonderful informative video! ❤

[@nawwk79]

Thanks, that’s very helpful information. I can extend the lifespan of my laptop battery with this function.

[@godchangedmylife-tedbetz19]

Thanks for your info!!! I am going to remove my almost dead battery and follow your instructions to just have it plugged in all the time. God bless you!

[@paperdoor9716]

This video is helpful for my laptop. Thanks.

[@damoolagplay3139]

Hello sir is removing the internal non-removable battery and just disabling the battery in the device manager have the same outcome? What I did is I just disabled my battery from my device manager cause I'm afraid to open the laptop as I may damage other hardwares. Is that okay? Will it work now with just the A/C plugged in and not using the laptop battery? Hoping for your answer thank you so much

[@nagliliyabnapatatas3573]

So this is the best way to preserve my battery lol! Thanks for this cool info!

[@jacquesmouton5131]

Thanks mate, very helpful!! :)

[@firasboubakri5504]

I really needed these informations thank you so much !

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Glad to hear it thanks for watching!

[@khaleddabbous9608]

volt of chager is bigger than battery; so why laptop can work without burn ?? charger is 19 v and battery almost less why computer not burn or damaged with charger only ?

[@seta60pranaypatil88]

Thanks man you just helped me . I am so thankful for you 🙏🙏 I had my exam and my battery was swollen and I typed on KZbin can laptop work with out battery 🔋. And first' video was yours . Thankyou very much ❤️ for helping . Lots of love from India

[@swarnalighosh7035]

Hi, My laptop shuts down at 50℅ charge. It's been 5 years I've been using hp laptop. Hp support suggested me to replace the battery. . I'm only using my laptop for attempting mock test for banking exams. Due to sudden shut down I'm facing difficulties. Should I replace the battery? Or it's better to use while plug in? If it's possible then kindly need your suggestion.

[@traeza777]

Excellent worked like a charm 🥳🥳🥳

[@abiejohnarthurgahaton6838]

the answer I need is in this 4 minute video.. thank you sir --love from philippines

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Glad it helped - thanks for watching!

[@mikemcdougal4142]

Wow. Thanks! I love my old Dell but the battery is dead. I don't need a new battery, my laptop lives on my desk anyway. It's always plugged in to power and my computer periodically (and inexplicably) shuts down due to battery failure. A five second fix and I think it'll work now!

[@jaradhiggins6599]

You facing any issues? Running without battery im thinking to remove battery as I want to run laptop 24/7

[@CyndisKrist]

Thank you. While laptop is plugged in, screen backlight keeps going light or back-and-forth between light and normal, so I was concerned if I'd be needing to replace the battery soon. From my understanding of this vid, I'd still be able to use my laptop with just the ac adapter plugged into the wall outlet. Very reassuring.

[@khquah5637]

Great video, it helps alot. Thank you.

[@A1FXLive]

Just subscribed.Thumbs up.Thanks.

[@newvision-6]

Hi! Thank you for the video. May I ask, whether we can disable battery even if we cannot access device manager? My computer stopped opening. So I researched and saw that it is a battery issue. Opened up the computer and took the battery out. Indeed there was problem. It was swallen. Yet now I plug the computer by the adaptor and it does not open. So is there any way to do the same thing you did (disable the battery) without turning on the computer? (When I order a batter it takes more than a week and unfortunately I had very urgent issues to do.) Can you advise what I can do?

[@Fles-dp6ue]

Just the right topic video loved it ❤😊

[@DragoKwan]

as a stoner and someone who knows nothing about my laptop. thank you for your help. my laptop is running much faster now. and better. you rock sir.

[@gulliver7419]

Thank you so much, just about to go into a job interview and my battery decides to stop charging

[@JB-wg9ci]

Great Video, Dude!

[@ChanonMa]

thank you so much for this knowledge

[@yousseftafraouti108]

You're really impressive, thank you bro 👌

[@RichPlayz.]

This is the only video that provided information confirming that I just needed to disable the driver and UNPLUG THE BATTERY CABLE without removing anything else -- to be able to use my Ideapad 330S without battery. Thank you for the complete information which I badly needed.

[@dianevanderlaan9523]

It worked!! Thank you so much!!!

[@hanneskaros6714]

So do I need to unplug the battery to fully prevent it from getting charged or is it just enough to change my settings? Bc I don't want current to run through my battery, even if it doesn't charge it

[@gamerx3991]

Thank you so much to this sir ☺️ now i can work with my project in school

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Awesome - glad it worked!

[@user-cq4nq8dd3e]

Really great to prevent battery degradation

[@mahmoudamer4212]

Thanks. It was useful

[@marwane4882]

thank you a lot for this video, my question is does it affect the battery health ?

[@travelwithme-ramprasad1804]

Thanks a lot for this video.. helped a lot

[@ominkan3129]

Thank you for this video .

[@aristoncatipay8061]

Thank you for the video. If I disable the battery, will it prevent the occurrence of the liquid and subsequent rusting on connected components, similar to what happens in AA or AAA batteries when it's not used for a long time?

[@henokmelese17]

Thanks man! How long can we use?

[@beachchickensmedia]

oh wow, i didn't realize i don't even need the battery if it's always plugged in. thanks for the explanation. im going to just disable it when i'm at home

[@stunnaptrpaul1400_]

Thank you so much sir! very great information

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Glad it helped - thanks for watching!

[@norbgulane8308]

It helps me a lot sir thank you very much!!

[@oliverbarnosi3550]

So it is practically the same to disable the battery driver than removing the battery from the laptop? I mean, if turning off the battery driver means that the laptop doesn't recognize the battery and can only work with the AC plugged in, it would be the same than removing the battery in practical terms, wouldn't it?

[@nofuntag9582]

from what i have experienced, no, when you plug the laptop to wall power, it also will charge the battery untill it reaches 100%. so in other words, windows won't tell you about the battery's existence, but will still charge the battery.

[@nofuntag9582]

@amjayy probably not as most if not all laptops when itd battery reach to 100% will just redirect the power straight to the pc

[@neddymarella1571]

@@nofuntag9582 Hi, I'm interested to learn more. Does this mean that the redirection of power only occurs as long as the battery is not activated through the device manager or does it work regardless of this?

[@bhxlegend]

@@neddymarella1571 power is splited between battery and pc whenever one needs the more i.e. if the battery is low it'll charge if the battery is full the power will still go through battery but most of the power is going in the pc itself

[@itlickme9500]

How

[@ikanpaus116]

thank you for this video!!

[@dnatv8607]

Thanks a lot for this video,I have a question about if I have a internal battery and I won't to remove it I can removed it with the système,and this method will damaged my battery after plugged with a charger

[@yannahabby7589]

Thank you so much!

[@atoz9849]

thank you dude u help a lot

[@vladobiros]

Great, thank you! My battery is death, my laptop still lives. Thank you again.

[@engchoontan8483]

They work Asynchronously~!... Networking timing resolution time division from slopy woobly base of AC 50/60 fluctuations

[@rre8149]

oh man i just used yr guide, ty alot

[@KhalilZahirian7394]

thanks for the video. i have a quick question! do I risk any possible damage if I use the lap top with no battery and just with the adaptor for a long term?

[@svonfrmdao]

Hey man did u disable the battery from device manager and then remove the battery and then plug in the AC adaptor?

[@limchongyih6186]

My laptop has a bloated battery,. Will disabling the battery as in this video stop the bloated battery from growing? Thanks.

[@a.m.e.e.e.r]

My laptop doesn't have bypass charging, i think i have found a new alternative, thank you so much sir.

[@coolgamer2135]

Thank you so much it really worked

[@Kyle-nk3wt]

Thank you, kind sir.

[@amandapointet1165]

Hi, thanks for the tutorial! Would this work if I often move my laptop and unplug is from the charger?

[@kiddbrother3]

great video!! but if I t/off the battery in the device manager, will it be overcharged or should I disconnect it?? running windows 11

[@captainjs6324]

You r great ! Thanks man

[@vikhneshar104]

What if i don't have the battery in my laptop & i want to turn it on ? Is there any hardware changes that i can do to bypass this

[@neddymarella1571]

Hi, I have a question. Despite removing the battery from the device manager I noticed that it still got charged to its full capacity. I am doing this to preserve the battery life so I was wondering if it's better if I just use the battery and unplug it when it's fully charged or if it won't get damaged as long as I disable it.

[@Kuchuflaz]

Disabling Battery Manager in control panel will only stop the windows service, but physically if you connect charging plug to laptop will still exists a electrical connection between charger and battery, so YES YOUR BATTERY WILL BE FULLY CHARGED in some time, and of course the life time of battery will be reduced. The only way to prevent or care battery is physically disconnect the battery from the main board.

[@CyberSonic157]

That's unfortunate. I don't know why the OS can't just sever the connection. @@Kuchuflaz

[@CaptainHubibby]

helps a lot thanks

[@shiv1g]

I have few questions in mind. Can you please answer them? If i disable the battery in software does that means that my laptop is now getting power directly from the wall? What will happen if the power goes out or i unplug the power cable accidently from the laptop while it's running? Will it turn off like a bulb or will it automatically just to get power back from the battery to keep running like normal? Will my laptop turn on without the power cable if the battery is disabled in the software or do i have to now always connect my laptop to the wall outlet to get power and use it?

[@sasori7d494]

Thanks, it works.

[@FishingtonBurpPuzzle]

This is very interesting. But would you keep getting some alerts on your screen?

[@digvjbeniwal]

1. Even after disabling the battery it's still charging(though the battery symbol has disappeared.) Will it affect my battery as it's still charging? 2. Is there anyway to enable the battery when the laptop is turned off incase there is no AC power available? Waiting for a prompt reply. Thank you! Great video man. Keep up the good work!!

[@completionbro8534]

I too am here for the answer to this question, can anyone help?

[@completionbro8534]

I imagine there would need to be some kind of controller in place to recognise the interruption and switch over. Tho this would be a pretty cool functionality, like an internal ups that kicks in only when there’s a power loss.

[@FashionableTenno]

i tried disabling the driver, my battery was 80% before, played for a while then when i was done i enabled the driver and the battery was 100%

[@ThatDruidDude]

​@@FashionableTennoso this vid is completely useless for preserving battery life ?

[@kingvineeth6933]

Thank you so much sir😊

[@kennithnoah5590]

First of all thanks for the information. A quick question, if I use my laptop without a battery and sudden power surge happens , will it affect the internal circuits and other components inside the laptop ?

[@AskaComputerGeek]

I can't say with certainty but I would imagine that your laptop would behave exactly the same whether you have a battery installed or not during a power surge because the AC adapter doesn't plug directly into the battery itself so your laptop's other components will still experience the surge. Of course, using a quality surge protector is ideal in either scenario!

[@nilsfrahm1323]

Usually the power adapter is isolated, it has capacitors that act like bottles for power and it very quickly fills them up to ensure they never get empty as laptop drains them. At same time, it makes lower voltage, like 19V, and those circuits adapt quickly to various input voltages. There are also fuses and protective diodes. If such a diode gets shorted due to a surge to protect your mainboard or hdd, you can take it to repair shop to replace just the burnt diode and it will work again. It's possible to just remove that diode, but you will have no more protection for next time. I had this happen to a hard drive, I played with some power wires and put them wrong.

[@nikhilPUD01]

@@AskaComputerGeek My laptop was showing up to 72% of Battery Plugged in but it was not charging nor discharging and if i disconnect the power cord the laptop Immediately shuts down and even after connecting to the power cord the charging light would not light up.. before this whole battery issue. I was facing laptop keyboard auto key pressing and touchpad freezing issues. To solve this, I clean install windows 10, installed the latest driver possible also tried windows 11, but that also didn't solve this issue. so i came to know about the power reset method and because my laptop has internal battery i have to remove the back panel but i didn't have tools to open it at that time.. so I hard press the small pinhole at the back of the laptop to power reset it.. but after that i don't know the whole battery issue showed up.. before this reset method atleast i can power my laptop on battery..now it won't power on battery at all.. then later i able to open the backpanel of the laptop and found the power reset button was flattened a bit because i hard press on it... Now I am confused now.. what is the solution!!! is my laptop battery is dead or it is not getting proper power from the power cord. Right now i am using it without battery i disconnected the battery connection from the motherboard but not removed it from laptop. What is the solution?? My laptop is 2yrs and 8 months old Acer Swift 3

[@nikhilPUD01]

@@nilsfrahm1323 My laptop was showing up to 72% of Battery Plugged in but it was not charging nor discharging and if i disconnect the power cord the laptop Immediately shuts down and even after connecting to the power cord the charging light would not light up.. before this whole battery issue. I was facing laptop keyboard auto key pressing and touchpad freezing issues. To solve this, I clean install windows 10, installed the latest driver possible also tried windows 11, but that also didn't solve this issue. so i came to know about the power reset method and because my laptop has internal battery i have to remove the back panel but i didn't have tools to open it at that time.. so I hard press the small pinhole at the back of the laptop to power reset it.. but after that i don't know the whole battery issue showed up.. before this reset method atleast i can power my laptop on battery..now it won't power on battery at all.. then later i able to open the backpanel of the laptop and found the power reset button was flattened a bit because i hard press on it... Now I am confused now.. what is the solution!!! is my laptop battery is dead or it is not getting proper power from the power cord. Right now i am using it without battery i disconnected the battery connection from the motherboard but not removed it from laptop. What is the solution?? My laptop is 2yrs and 8 months old Acer Swift 3

[@AzadC]

Do you have any advice on why the GPU the dedicated GPU cannot be used while on ac mode on my lenovo legion 5. By disabling that option it after it have restarted it simply will not show nvidia control panel or geforce now. Has it something to do with the battery?

[@mazenalsheikh3999]

Thanks so much bro

[@susmitabhuyan6731]

Can't thank you more! Manyyyy thanks

[@abelortiz9947]

so do this mean that when i disable the acpi-compliant the battery is prevented from recieving engergy from the AC adapter? i have a swollen battery and i want to stop using it but i cant turn on the laptop when the battery is unplugged. Would be a safe way of using the laptop by just disabling the acpi-compliant?

[@2009bokke]

thanks you saved my day

[@TheAryanPareek]

This will surely help me in gaming !! Thank You a lot but a doubt what if we are running it like a desktop and the power supply cuts will it switch off ? And how do I turn it on using battery ?

[@stefanandrei3779]

you can try it :)) and tell me how it goes bcs i am intrested

[@TheCSandED]

@@stefanandrei3779 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I think you are facing a problem as well. When you run games, does the laptop turn off?

[@stefanandrei3779]

@@TheCSandED it dosent workimg.. even jf you turn the driver of the battery is still charging

[@TheCSandED]

@@stefanandrei3779 yes! It's a dilemma .. I think I should start thinking about a desktop computer. If I could travel back in time, I would buy Bitcoin and a desktop computer. 😂😆 😓

[@narahari8903]

@@TheCSandED or you can plug your power adaptor into a UPS(if you have one), which will act has an backup battery and will help in protecting the laptop during power surges.

[@jasonjunio388]

my laptop turns off when longer use

[@VisserOne]

I've got an Aspire laptop (from like 2012) with removable battery. And last couple days whenever I turn it on as soon as screen turns on it starts having charger and power lights blinking on and off. Would shutting down completely, removing battery, and having charger plugged in fix that issue til I can buy a replacement battery?

[@TheMythogenic]

hey, is it better keep macbook's batter always at 20-80% or should I keep it plugged and let it drain a little occasionaly? I really liked the way you made the video.

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Keeping the battery between 20-80% is ideal but it's hard to actually do this in practice. If you are disciplined enough to do it then it will help your battery life over time!

[@TheMythogenic]

@@AskaComputerGeek i think the only time i should let the it stay plugged in is when i wont need to use it on battery for a couple of days

[@marcinmorun]

There is a Gigabyte model where the battery is literally fixed under the computer without touching the chassis. You just have to "unlock" it to remove it without having to dismantle the whole chassis under the computer!

[@martw6678]

Hi, do you have a video to change the laptop bulb as the device turns on but can just see very dim back light with no display. The brightness buttons didn't work before but is fine with a 2nd monitor. Many thx M

[@HappySlapComedy]

Your voice is just awesome and relaxing