I've been curious why we have to stare at a battery status indicator in the notification area on desktop computers when there is no battery. I think I have stumbled upon something just now that may or may not indicate what it's monitoring. I have an APC UPS connected to my computer system, with the supplied cable connected to the computer that monitors the UPS through APC's PowerChute software. This morning, there was a power outage while I was away. When I returned home, I found my computer had shut down due to a low battery state on the UPS. I powered the system on. I found the UPS battery level at 50%, and about an hour later, it had increased to approximately 75%, so that's all good. For no apparent reason, I glanced at the lower right of my computer screen and noticed the battery indicator not showing a full charge as it always had been. I hovered the mouse over the icon and discovered it was at 86%. I've seen no documentation on the usage of the battery indicator on a desktop computer. Now, it seems likely it is obtaining information from the UPS indicating the battery level of the UPS.
Has anyone noticed this who uses a UPS?
Has anyone noticed this who uses a UPS?
- Windows Build/Version
- 21H2/22000.856
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Personal Build
- CPU
- Ryzen 7 3700x
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Crosshair VI AMD X370
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Sound Card
- On board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- (2) AOC E2752Vh 27-inch
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SSD M.2 and SATA
- Cooling
- Air cooling
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800 Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech M705 Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 100 Mbps Download | 10 Mbps Upload
- Browser
- Firefox Beta
- Antivirus
- Windows Security???
- Other Info
- Microsoft 365 Family
Macrium Reflect (Paid)
eM Client
Adobe Acrobat DC (Subscription)