My Laptop 14q-cs0017TU - Battery is drained within 20 min.

Could you please share some more context around your laptop battery and usage?

For example,

What was the battery life before you noticed the problem?

Was is getting shorter and shorter over time or just suddenly decreased performance?

How do you use your laptop? (Casual work with lightweight programs, more intensive use with power-consuming apps, or something else?)

What have you already tried doing?

One possibility is that your battery has become faulty (either through reaching its charge/discharge lifespan, physical damage to the battery, or other reasons).

If this is the case, you would have to replace the battery with a new one, you can typically find laptop replacement batteries off of Amazon (make sure you buy a reputable, well-rated product).

Make sure to back up your data before attempting any repair!

After replacing the battery, make sure to follow good battery-use practices (https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/...)

You may be running too many power-consuming apps for your laptop and its battery to handle.

Try fully closing these apps (some apps have background processes which continue to consume power after you close the app window, so check task manager [Ctrl+Shift+Esc] on Windows)

You may have malware that is consuming resources and power, so run a device scan

For Windows Defender:

1. Open Windows Security
2. Select Virus & threat protection
3. Choose a scan option:
   • Quick scan: Scans common malware in vulnerable areas of your computer. This option takes a few minutes to complete.
   • Full scan: Scans every file, folder, and program on your computer. This option can take over an hour to complete.
   • Custom scan: Lets you choose a specific file or folder to scan.
   • Microsoft Defender Offline Scan: Restarts your computer and scans files, folders, and programs while they are not running.

Best of luck finding a solution to your battery problem 👍