4 FAQs about How to query the battery cabinet location information

How to generate a battery report on a local computer?

Battery report on a local computer can be generated using the powercfg command in the Powershell session. The exact command is shared below: This command, without any additional parameter, generates a detailed battery report for the notebook or laptop computer and saves it as an html file in the default location.

How do I get a detailed battery report?

So, if possible, use the powercfg command for getting a detailed battery report in an HTML file format. You can use these commands on a local computer. Or, you could connect to a remote computer using PSExec and run these commands on the remote computer for seeking the details of battery.

How do I complete a battery query?

To successfully complete the query, a new battery tag is required. Acquire the tag using the IOCTL_BATTERY_QUERY_TAG operation. If a battery is present in that slot, the tag returned can be passed to any of the other battery IOCTLs to perform other functions.

Where is a battery report saved in Windows 10?

The default location for the file is under the system root in which Windows is installed. The battery report is saved as a battery-report.html file. Obviously, you can change the location and name of the file in the command itself. The command output of this battery report Powershell cmdlet is displayed below in the screenshot.

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