Microsoft releases KB4583263 update for Windows 10 to prevent swollen laptop batteries

Microsoft has teamed up with HP to work on a fix for a problem affecting various HP Business Notebooks. The flaw not only causes a reduction in performance and battery life, but can also lead to swollen batteries. The problem lies with the HP Battery Health Manager, and the update from Microsoft and HP is rolling out to enable a new charging algorithm to help alleviate the issue. See also: Microsoft took its sweet time removing leaked Windows XP source code from its own website Microsoft wants you to vote for what the next PowerToys utilities should be Microsoft releases… [Continue Reading]