Knowing the battery cycles that your laptop has completed is important to know the state in which the battery is located.
A computer battery cycle – the process of loading and discharge of the battery – takes place when it reaches 100% of its capacity and energy is consumed until it reaches 0%.
The battery cycles accumulate, for example, if one day your computer reaches 60% and loads it, when you consume 40% of the total energy, this will form a battery cycle consumed because both percentages total 100%.
In this article you will learn to consult the battery cycles of your computer, whether Windows or Mac, to know the real condition of the load cells, how many cycles have passed since you used it for the first time and if the computer needs maintenance to prevent the battery from deteriorating completely.
How to consult the battery cycles of your laptop
The procedure is different if the computer is Windows or it is a Mac laptop. Follow the steps according to your computer:
In Windows computers
If you have a laptop with Windows 10 or 11, there is an easy and safe way to check the battery charge cycle. The best thing about this is that you will not need any third -party program because the operating system will offer you all the tools you need. The procedure is as follows:
– Enter the Windows system symbol, it will be enough to open the menu, write “system symbol” and click on the first option.
– Now, run the system symbol writing: CMD and press the Enter key.
– Once the system symbol is executed, write the following command: PowerCFG/Batteryreport. This command will help you to generate a report of the battery life of your laptop.
– When generating the report, the system will give you the route of this to find the file easily.
– Now, copy and paste the route on the Windows file explorer and click the first option to open the report.
– Finally, to know how your battery is, the “Full Charge Capacity” box must have the same capacity as the figure shown in the “Desing Capacity” section.
If the amount is lower, this means that your battery has been degrading over time and you will have an exact reference of the state in which it is located. In addition, in the “Cycle Count” box you will see the number of battery cycles completed.
In Mac computers
If you have an Apple Mac computer the procedure is even easier. Follow these steps:
-Press the option key and click on the Apple menu , on the top of the screen.
-In the menu that appears, select “system information.”
-Ahi, in the “hardware” section, select food. The current number of cycles appears in the “battery information” section.
It will depend on the computer that you have the number of maximum cycles that it can support. In Apple’s most modern equipment, the figure is located in 1000 battery cycles.
