Why does my HP laptop keep shutting off?
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Major cause of the HP laptop’s random shutdown is a battery problem. This issue generally arises as a result of prolonged laptop use or excessive charging. Check your battery to see whether it is operating properly if your laptop goes down unexpectedly. If it isn’t, you’ll need to get a new battery. Show
Why my HP laptop suddenly shuts down by itself without warning?It could be an issue with the battery. Try updating the BIOS and chipset drivers on your PC using HP support assistant. Refer this article to know more information about using HP support assistant. As the battery is a consumable part the life of the battery decreases each time you charge your laptop. How do you fix a laptop that keeps shutting down by itself?What to do if my laptop randomly turns off? Troubleshoot the overheating issue. Hard reset your laptop. Update available drivers. Turn off fast startup. Run a virus scan. How do I stop my HP laptop from turning off?Check Your Power Options Open the Device Manager on your laptop. Scroll until you find the System Devices tab. Right-click it and select Properties. Click on the Power Options tab. Make sure that the power saving option is disabled. Confirm the change with OK and try shutting down your laptop. What is the problem if laptop shuts down automatically?An overheating power supply, due to a malfunctioning fan, can cause a computer to shut down unexpectedly. Continuing to use the faulty power supply can result in damage to the computer and should be replaced immediately. Why does my laptop shut off after a few minutes?If the laptop shuts down consistently after 30 minutes in Windows/Linux, but runs for longer periods of time in the BIOS, the problem is likely caused by malware. Performing a virus scan may find and remove the malware. If the time isn’t consistently 30 minutes, overheating or a hardware defect may cause the issue. Why my laptop shuts down at 30 battery?If the system shuts down at 30% it means the actual charge is just 1% at that time. The battery is out of juice and it’s not good for your system to shut down before 5%. The best solution to this is replace your battery as it affects system performance and may lead to hardware issues. Where is the shut down on HP laptop?You press the Ctrl + Alt + Del shortcut button on your keyboard. After pressing this button, click on the power button, after click power option and select the shut down option then your system will shut down. How do I fix my HP laptop from startup?How Do I Fix a Laptop that Won’t Turn On? Check the power supply and battery. If your HP laptop won’t turn on even when plugged in, start by checking the power supply. Diagnose screen issues. Remove all devices from your laptop. Use a rescue disc. Boot in safe mode. Check hardware. How do I know if my laptop is overheating?Signs of Laptop Overheating The fan is constantly running and making loud whirring noises. The computer is struggling to perform basic tasks like opening a new browser window. Non-specific or unexpected error messages. Lines appear on your laptop screen. The system freezes or kicks a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). Why did my laptop suddenly turned off and wont start again?If your laptop is not starting up after it was suddenly turned off, you might want to remove the battery, dust it off if required, and reconnect the battery. If the battery accidentally misaligned with the port when connected to the laptop, removing and reconnecting it might solve the issue. Why my laptop shuts down at 40 battery?This is usually due to battery calibration and other issues with battery. Connect Laptop to Power and let it become 100% and then unplug it and wait till shutdown and then do not turn on your PC and connect to power and wait until indicator shows it is fully charged and then unplug it and turn on your laptop. How do I stop my computer from shutting down when the battery is low?Right click battery icon (bottom right corner) and select Power options, Select Change plan settings, Select Change advanced power settings, Scroll down to Battery (bottom) and expand, Expand and change ALL options as you like, Click OK to get out. Why does my computer shut down at 50 percent battery?If your battery drains from 100–50% and then dies … thats cell damage. Cells inside the battery are unable to charge or discharge, but the laptop will take them as fully charged. What to do when laptop hangs while shutting down?I suggest you to hard shut down the computer by following the steps below and check again. Press and hold the power button until the screen shuts down. Remove the laptop’s battery. ( Press and hold the power button for 15-20 seconds after removing the battery. Re-insert the battery and check again. What causes computer not to boot up?Common boot up issues are caused by the following: software that was installed incorrectly, driver corruption, an update that failed, abrupt power outage and the system did not shut down properly. Let’s not forget registry corruption or virus’ / malware infections that can completely mess up a computer’s boot sequence. Will a hard reset delete everything on my HP laptop?Does a hard reset erase everything on HP laptop? Of course, not; it only removes the memory data, which means your personal data will keep intact. Can overheating damage laptop?According to the Houston Chronicle’s website, electronics such as laptops can be severely damaged by overheating. A hot processor can slow down a computer and make it operate less effectively and an overheated battery can reduce battery life or render it unusable. Why does my HP laptop get so hot?Dust and debris can accumulate in and around the air vents over time, obstructing the airflow and causing the fans to work harder than normal to remove the heat. Note: It is not necessary to open the computer to clean the vents. Turn off the computer, and then disconnect the power cord. Why does my computer just shut off?Overheating. This is one of the most common reasons for your computer to shut down. When the temperature inside the equipment exceeds the norm, the device spontaneously cuts off the power supply so as not to burn the components. When your computer has a ventilation problem, be sure to check the fan itself as well.
 1. Make sure your laptop’s power input is alright. You will need to verify if the laptop‘s power brick, when connected to the wall outlet, can deliver the necessary power to your laptop sans any screen flickering. Do this with your battery populating the slot on your laptop and repeat without the battery populating the laptop’s battery slot. 2. If your laptop’s power brick/adapter and battery are A-OK, the next step is to identify the model of your HP laptop. You can use the SKU listed on the bottom of your laptop’s stickered information. 3. With a preferred web browser visit HP’s support page. 4. After clicking on laptop, key in the laptop’s SKU and source all the necessary drivers and BIOS updates for your laptop.
It’s advised to update the BIOS for your laptop in a gradual process i.e if you have 5 BIOS updates since your last revision, you should work your way through all 5 BIOS updates as opposed to jumping onboard the latest BIOS revision. If you’re unsure of which version your laptop’s BIOS is based on, you can download CPU-Z and in the motherboard tab, you should see the BIOS revision number listed below in the BIOS section. Following successful BIOS updates, install the latest drivers for your laptop. If you’re on Windows 10 laptop based on an Intel platform, it’s a known issue that the latest Intel Management Engine Interface drivers solves the unexpected shutdown issue. This still doesn’t mean you shouldn’t update all the other drivers pending for your laptop. 5. If that doesn’t stop your HP laptop from frequent shutdowns, use a thermal monitoring app. Your options are HWMonitor, HWiNFO, RealTemp, Speedfan or a combination of all of them to monitor the CPU and package temps. Please keep in mind to use each app on its own without having them all open at the same time. There are known issues where having them open can and will produce an error. You can also rule out faulty app readings by going into BIOS and look at the temps of your CPU. This option is usually found In the Hardware Monitor or Advanced tab within your BIOS. Cross reference it with the numbers found on the thermal monitoring apps. 6. If your temps are around near 80°C when in BIOS then you are suffering from a thermal instability issue. This can come about from either a clogged cooling fin assembly or the thermal paste bridging the CPU and GPU’s HIS with the heatpipe assembly has dried up. You will need to disassemble the laptop. 7. Clean the thermal assembly’s fin stack/array free of any dust, debris and or lint.
8. Inspect the cooling fan in the cooling assembly if there are any dust and or debris or even hair follicles impeding the rotation of the fan. You can use your finger to gently rotate the fan in order to see if rotation is stressed. A soft bristle painting brush will help clean up loose dirt but you can also wash the fan (taking heed to wring it dry and waiting for it to dry while placed in the sun and in good ventilation).
9. Replace your thermal paste with either Arctic’s MX-4 or Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste.
10. Replace the cooling assembly and reassemble the laptop. 11. Power up your laptop and go back into BIOS to see what your new temperature readings are. With reduced temps, move towards booting into GUI. 12. If that doesn’t take care of the unexpected shutdowns, it’d be a good idea to run a scan for malware on your laptop using Malwarebytes. 13. If the results come up negative, you may want to run hard drive diagnostics tools courtesy of your hard drive manufactures’ site. You will need to cross-reference the laptop’s manual to find which drive and drive maker is populating your laptop (or you can remove the underside of the laptop and inspect the drive yourself) in order to narrow down a utility to run on the drive. If you’ve replaced the HDD with an SSD of your choice, you will find a utility bundled with your SSD or on the SSD manufacturer’s site. In the case of an SSD, make sure you’re on the latest firmware. If the drive results come with errors, then it’s time for replacing it. 14. To rule out a corruption on your OS you may want to consider backing up all critical data onto a removable storage device and reinstalling your OS, after you’ve recreated your bootable installer and verified the installer isn’t corrupt. Hopefully your unexpected shutdowns have ended by performing any one of the above steps or a combination thereof and you can move forward with your computing experience. Page 2
1. Get a hold of your HP power adapter. 2. Trace the lead that exits from the power brick and terminates to the input for your laptop. 3. At the end of your terminal you should see a semicircular hook at the base of the connector. It should look like this:
4. You should loop the cable, like so,
5. If you continue to use the laptop without securing the cable, it’s highly possible that the internal construct of the connector will end up damaged. This can and will cause flickers on your screen or worse be the cause of your electrocution(if the wires end up being exposed). 6. If your adapter is one with the angled connector, you can begin your cables loop from a longer distance. 7. Another option is to use some adhesive backed Velcro. You can hot glue it to both the DC female input on your laptop and around the male DC input connector like so:
Hopefully by reaching the end of this tutorial you’ve resolved the issue with a weak power jack for your HP laptop.
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