Power surges can be minor or severe.
They can damage your electronics, motherboard, hard drive, battery, charger and more.
By doing so, it will restore the BIOS prefs to default.
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To do so:
Step 1.
Power off your setup and then disconnect all the peripheral devices connected to your laptop.
Disconnect the power connections and then kick off the computer case.

Remove the CMOS battery and reinsert it after several minutes.
Then, connect all the external devices and the power connections to see if it will make a difference.
To confirm this, its a good idea to generate a battery report for your laptop.
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Heres how to do it:
Step 1.
Typecmdin the search bar to locateCommand Promptand selectRun as administrator.
In the command window, typepowercfg /batteryreportand hitEnter.

After the process is done, it will generate a HTML file.
To enter the battery report HTML file, openFile Exploreand navigate to:C:\Windows\system32\battery-report.html.
The computers battery could lose charging capabilities as time goes by.
you might check the battery health to determine whether you need a replacement.
Therefore, uninstalling and reinstalling the battery driver might do the trick.
To do so:
Step 1.
Typedevice managerin the search bar and hitEnter.
Expand theBatteriescategory and right-click onMicrosoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Batteryto chooseUninstall gadget.
Step 3. start your system and then the battery driver will be reinstalled automatically.
Heres how to do it:
Step 1.
Typeedit power planin the search bar and hitEnter.
Expand the drop-down menu besideTurn off the displayand selectNever.
Expand the drop-down menu besidePut the computer to sleepand chooseNever.
Click onChange advanced power options.
ExpandBatteryandCritical battery actionand then selectHibernate.
ExpandCritical battery level> set the percentage ofOn Batteryto a low value: 1% to 5%.
Click onApply&OKto save the changes.
Fix 5: Change Another Charger
Chances are that your charger is damaged by a power surge.
Therefore, you might connect your system to another charger to see if it works normally.
If yes, you gotta change your charger in time.
Also, dont forget to back up your crucial data with MiniTool ShadowMaker beforehand.