Solved Show battery level on laptop Login screen?

TryingHard · Sep 5, 2025

Is it possible to have the login screen show the remaining battery level on a laptop?
It currently appears after I login. But it would be nice to have it show on the login screen which appears when I lift the lid before I login.

AndreyT · Sep 5, 2025

Battery level is usually shown on pre-login screen, i.e. lock screen. Unfortunately, if you have already clicked through to the login screen, it appears there's no way to return to the lock screen without actually logging in.

FrancoDT · Sep 5, 2025

You mean like this? This is the new battery indicator using vivetool?

TryingHard · Sep 6, 2025

AndreyT said:
Battery level is usually shown on pre-login screen, i.e. lock screen. Unfortunately, if you have already clicked through to the login screen, it appears there's no way to return to the lock screen without actually logging in.

Unfortunately, battery level is not shown on my pre-login screen. That's why I was asking.
If I could take a screenshot of my prelogin screen I would be able to show it here.

Brink · Sep 6, 2025

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TryingHard · Sep 6, 2025

FrancoDT said:
You mean like this? This is the new battery indicator using vivetool?View attachment 144480

That would be nice.
What vivetool command allowede you to do that?

FrancoDT · Sep 6, 2025

Here's a full shot for perspective

TryingHard said:
That would be nice.
What vivetool command allowede you to do that?

Here ya go, bottom is just for lock screen. I use them on all three of my machines. They seem to work on any build.

Task bar - vivetool /enable /id:56328729

Lock Screen - vivetool /enable /id:55467432,55648925

TryingHard · Sep 6, 2025

I used my phone to take a picture of my lockscreen.
As one can see, the 3 icons on the bottom right do not include anything about the remaining battery charge.
Can the battery icon (percentage preferred) be included?
How? Thank you.

FrancoDT · Sep 6, 2025

TryingHard said:
I used my phone to take a picture of my lockscreen.
As one can see, the 3 icons on the bottom right do not include anything about the remaining battery charge.
Can the battery icon (percentage preferred) be included?
How? Thank you.
View attachment 144562

As someone mentioned already, you can't put it on this second portion of the login screen.

Brink · Sep 6, 2025

TryingHard said:
I used my phone to take a picture of my lockscreen.
As one can see, the 3 icons on the bottom right do not include anything about the remaining battery charge.
Can the battery icon (percentage preferred) be included?
How? Thank you.
View attachment 144562

Which W11 build do you currently have installed on that laptop?

It will not be on the sign-in screen that you see after dismissing the lock screen (Win+L). Only on the lock screen like below.

TryingHard · Sep 6, 2025

OK. It was a misunderstanding on my part.
On my laptop, as soon as I lift the laptop cover I immediately get to the screen I pictured above. No prior screen. Because the prior screen does not appear I forgot that it may have once existed. So we were talking across each other. The screen I imaged above is for me the first screen I see. That explains my confusion.

I now understand that the battery percentage does not appear on that screen. That's OK. I was just wondering if it was possible and nnow I know it is not.

Thank you all for helping despite my using the wrong term to describe my opening screen.

Brink, you asked:
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
Installed on ‎12/‎13/‎2024
OS build 26100.4946
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.197.0

Brink · Sep 6, 2025

AndreyT · Sep 8, 2025

TryingHard said:
I used my phone to take a picture of my lockscreen.
As one can see, the 3 icons on the bottom right do not include anything about the remaining battery charge.
Can the battery icon (percentage preferred) be included?
How? Thank you.
View attachment 144562

This is not your lock screen. This is a picture of your login screen (the next one after the lock screen). But what does your lock screen look like? Can you take a picture of that? I.e. log in, then press Win+L and then take a picture without touching any other key.

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