How to show battery percentage on battery icon in task bar without hovering or clicking?

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Solution 1

I developed a simple open-source alternative to solve this exact problem.

Percentage is downloadable from the GitHub repository at https://github.com/kas/percentage.

You can compile the application with Visual Studio or download the executable file from the releases tab in the GitHub repository page.

Here is what the new tray application icon looks like in my GPD Win device:

Solution 2

This is not possible with the onboard tool in Windows10. But there is a 3rd party tool called BatteryBar Pro which displays an battery icon in the taskbar.

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Andrew-Dufresne

Call me Talha. I go by “talha131” at Github, DEV, and GoodReads. Email is the best way to reach me. I work on Jump Desktop. It is a remote desktop application for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. I play a broad role there; which includes research, product design, engineering, and deployment. I also lend a hand in user support. I have been working in the field for more than a decade. I do not pigeonhole myself to specific languages or frameworks. Through the years, I have learned and worked in several programming languages and frameworks. I have built apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. I am comfortable working in C, C++, Objective-C, C#, Python, and Java. I took up web development since early 2016 and picked up Go and NodeJS. I have built and delivered apps using ReactJS, Mobx, Redux, and ElectronJS. Besides the day job, I contribute to open source projects, beta test startup products, and offer consultancy. I work on my physical fitness and read books regularly; to be a stronger and better version of myself!

Updated on September 18, 2022

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Andrew-Dufresne over 1 year

I want to show battery percentage on battery icon in the task bar.

Currently it appears this way.

I cannot see charge left percentage unless I click or hover over the icon.

What I have in mind is OS X like battery icon.

How can it be done?