how do I set my battery to stop charging at 80% Lenovo ThinkPad

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Neil D 34,340 Volunteer Moderator

In the Lenovo app under Device Settings (you will need to scroll down) it should be there. Shown as the Conservation mode.

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Daniel Westrell 0 Reputation points

2026-05-17T11:37:13.3766667+00:00

Thank you for your reply! Good to see I haven’t looked in the wrong place but for me that option about charging doesnt show up.

It might be something with me having too old laptop (T480) or too old windows (10) or something in that area of limits in hardware, software etc
Neil D 34,340 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-17T15:03:41.1666667+00:00

You may be right. I bought my Lenovo IDEAPAD Pro with Windows 11.

Have you checked to see if there is an update to the bios. It is a Lenovo setting and not windows.

Perhaps the Lenovo forum may be able to help. Home - Lenovo Community
Daniel Westrell 0 Reputation points

2026-05-18T09:36:24.9933333+00:00

Solved!

When I installed an internal battery (found out along the way that I lacked one and only ran on secondary battery) the option of stop loading at a certain percentage in lenovos vantage up suddenly popped up!
Neil D 34,340 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-05-18T18:08:53.2366667+00:00

Glad you worked it out.
Jan 0 Reputation points

2026-07-06T11:06:01.8966667+00:00

is there any way to make it only charge at 60%?

also mine sometime just randomly turn the conservative mode off and change to rapid mode, any idea why?
Neil D 34,340 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-07-06T18:44:24.1+00:00

@Jan you may be better asking in the Lenovo forum. It is a function of the hardware bios and not windows.
Dori A Schmetterling 0 Reputation points

2026-10-01T11:24:19.4733333+00:00

@Jan @Neil D When you enable the battery limiter a slider appears where you can adjust both ends. I also wanted to change the lower limit and set it at 60%.
Once in Power I went via via Smart charge/custom.
I did this in Lenovo Commercial Vantage.
I hope it helps.

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DaveM121 936.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-10-20T17:49:53.0366667+00:00

Windows does not have a setting to limit the upper charge level on the battery in a laptop, that function is provided by a utility installed by the laptop manufacturer.

Open the Lenovo Vantage app, in there go to the Device - Power section and it is there you may find the option to limit the upper charge limit on your battery.
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Daniel Westrell 0 Reputation points

2026-05-15T06:37:03.7166667+00:00

lenovo vantage does not have that setting when I download, same in both regular and commercial.

also tried in bios F1 looking for loading limit as suggested by some but can’t find it there either.