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While I use Windows 8 Surface tablet, the device will shut down at 6% battery, but never warns of low battery. Can I enable a setting that will warn me of low battery while in an app?

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Changing power options has not helped thus far.

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It looks like this is not a new problem:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfwinrt-surfusing/displaying-a-popup-when-battery-is-low/8df16bcc-464c-44a2-8b81-20efef44ed47?page=1

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  • Did you check under the Power Option>Change plan setting>change advanced settings and then at the botom Battery option?
    – avirk
    Commented Oct 28, 2012 at 19:17
  • If you have not any problem then you can try to give a "Reset" or "Refresh" to your surface. May be it can fix the problem.
    – avirk
    Commented Nov 7, 2012 at 8:46
  • @avirk, yes, I tried that one.
    – GaTechThomas
    Commented Nov 8, 2012 at 19:48
  • And it didn't fix the problem?
    – avirk
    Commented Nov 8, 2012 at 19:50
  • Correct, it didn't fix the problem.
    – GaTechThomas
    Commented Nov 8, 2012 at 19:53

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Reset to default
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Windows RT comes with one power plan: balanced. You can of course change these by going to Power options (Win + W to search for it). You'll want to mess with the Battery options.

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  • Interesting, my low battery notification is set to on.
    – GaTechThomas
    Commented Oct 29, 2012 at 6:35
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    What is your low battery action? They both happen at the same time, so if it's set to anything but Do nothing you won't get the notification.
    – Caleb Jares
    Commented Oct 29, 2012 at 6:40
  • Low battery action is Do Nothing.
    – GaTechThomas
    Commented Oct 29, 2012 at 6:43
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By default the low battery level is 6%, which is too low. I set mine to 12% to solve this problem.

See if that works for you.

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