I just purchased an M3 surface and am having the same issue.
Surface Pro 4 battery percentage doesn't change while charging
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Since the Windows 10 anniversary update, my surface's battery percentage does not change when it is charging. When I unplug the charger, then it changes the battery percentage right away, but the percentage does not change when the charger is actually plugged in. When I hover over the battery icon, it only says how much time left until fully charged, but the time left does not change either. I would like to avoid leaving the surface charging when the battery is already fully charged, and I don't want to have to unplug the charger just to check. Please help.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2017-01-14T04:10:12+00:00 Hi,
Have you tried the suggestions of other Community members?
Let us know.
Regards.
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Anonymous
2017-01-14T03:43:14+00:00 I just got mine replaced today for that exact reason and I am still having the same issue. I have the i5 128gb also. Maybe there is an issue with these types. Can you please send out an update to fix this issue as it has become very stressful.
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Anonymous
2017-01-11T07:03:17+00:00 I purchased my Surface Pro late December (i5, 256GB) and have the same issue.
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Anonymous
2017-01-06T15:16:46+00:00 To anyone else having this issue, download the program BatteryBar (don't think you need pro). It adds a toolbar, but it also fixes the Windows battery percentage too. I'm not sure if it works without the toolbar bc I like it on. So it definitely is a software issue that maybe affects only certain SP4s, such as the i5 128gb (which is the version I'm using). Hope this helps!