Why my battery only charges to 76%?

I have a laptop Gateway NV53A I bought a year ago and the battery charge up to 76%. The light on my computer not display blue more that it's always red.

Question (or 'Test'): turn on the laptop, but instead start in Windows, go into the settings 'system BIOS.  To do this, turn off the laptop and when you turn it on - gave is a gateway - start by pressing "F2" on the keypad once per second.  That should put you in THE system BIOS.

See if there is a section in the BIOS for your battery - saying wewillgive health and the current load on the battery.

Remain in the BIOS on this system for an hour with plugged into the power supply.

Your battery levy?

Start Windows and refer to the web site for download to support and drivers Gateway and locate your exact model laptop and download the latest motherboard chipset drivers and install them.

Batteries last between one and two years currently in laptops given how many people use them.  (Many people leave the battery in the machine all the time, completely busy and currently in use, but connected.)

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