Microsoft and HP been employed by together to produce a brand new update that's specifically aimed to deal with a configuration settings issue on devices launched by PC the producer.

The new update is KB4583263 and just what it does is check the BIOS settings to find out if the HP Battery Health Manager is disabled.

Specifically targeted at business PCs, this update then enables the feature using the recommended setting of Let HP Manage My Battery Charging, which based on the parent company, should help optimize battery charging according to your usage patterns, essentially being able to boost the lifetime of your battery health and life.

What's important to know is the fact that on devices where the feature isn't available in the BIOS, no change has been made. HP recommends users to update their BIOS to obtain the battery optimization system, and only then your new update will do its job. Windows update KB4583263 doesn't update the BIOS.

"When the feature was initially introduced, customers had to manually enable HP Battery Health Manager towards the recommended setting of Let HP Manage My Battery Health. As usage patterns for business notebooks have changed with time, HP has updated HP Battery Health Manager with new and improved charging algorithms. This makes it more efficient at mitigating those factors that can accelerate battery swelling and chemical aging. HP is dealing with Microsoft to provide an HP means to fix enable this setting on select HP business notebooks which means you do not have to enable it manually," HP explains in a tech support document.

As BornCity notes, the brand new update is available for the following Windows 10 versions:

Windows 10 version 1809
Windows 10 version 1903
Windows 10 version 1909
Windows 10 version 2004

According to HP, the aforementioned profile for that battery charging optimization software helps prevent damages like battery swelling. If the BIOS is protected having a password, Windows Update is unable to install the update, then you need to disable this security feature prior to being in a position to deploy KB4583263.

"Let HP Manage My Battery Charging is the minimum recommended setting for HP Battery Health Manager on all HP business notebooks. This setting helps optimize battery health over time. Disabling HP Battery Health Manager results in accelerated battery swelling and chemical aging of the notebook battery and isn't recommended. To disable HP Battery Health Manager, select Maximize My Battery Duration because the default setting," HP says in the advisory.

Not every HP laptops are getting this update, and you may browse the full list within the box embedded at the end of the content. Keep in mind that the BIOS must offer the battery management software to receive the update and also the device should be running among the aforementioned Windows 10 versions.

On the other hand, it's worthwhile to learn that Windows 10 version 2004 isn't yet on all HP computers. Microsoft started the rollout of Windows 10 version 2004, or May 2020 Update, in May this year, and the event happened in phases, but the general availability is yet to be reached.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has finalized the work on another Windows 10 version. Windows 10 October 2020 Update, or Windows 10 version 20H2, is projected to be released towards the first wave of production devices as soon as this month, because the company has shipped the final build to users enrolled in the Windows Insider program.

This new version, however, includes fewer changes, in mind has been mostly on underneath the hood improvements and optimizations.