Over time, a battery’s life span shortens, and its ability to hold a charge decreases.

SelectYeswhen the User Account Control box appears.

In our example, it will be exported to theC drive.

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After you execute the battery report command, you’ll see a message indicating where the file was saved.

Take note of the location.

Recent Usage

This section overviews when your unit was running on battery or connected to AC power.

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Battery Usage

This area lists any battery drains over the last three days.

This gives you a clear outlook of how well your battery’s life is holding up over time.

This applies to both draining the battery to 0 percent and recharging it, as well as incremental drains.

A screenshot of the first two sections of a Windows 10 battery report.

This will allow Windows to better keep track of the new battery’s capacity (and other stats).

A screenshot displaying recent usage on a Windows 10 battery report.

A screenshot showing battery usage in a Windows 10 battery report.

A screenshot showing battery and AC power usage in a Windows 10 battery report.

A screenshot of the battery capacity history section of a Windows 10 battery report.

A screenshot showing battery life estimates on a Windows 10 laptop.