How to Turn On or Off PC Charging Slowly over USB Notification in Windows 11
This tutorial shows you how to turn on or off the notification that says your PC is charging slowly over USB in Windows 11.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > USB. Toggle the “Show a notification if this PC is charging slowly over USB” option to your desired setting. This easily enables or disables the slow charging alert.
Why This Matters
The Windows 11 USB charging notification pops up to let you know if your computer is charging slower than expected through a USB port, which is handy if you’re not using your device’s original charger.
Windows 11 build 25252 introduced this feature, displaying a message when your device charges slowly. Later, build 26052 (in the Canary and Dev channels, which are for early testers) updated the notification’s wording.
Learn More
PC is charging slowly or discharging while it’s plugged in – Microsoft Support
Need help fixing slow charging? USB Type-C Slow Charging Notification Requirements in Windows – Windows drivers
Option 1Use Settings
Turn On or Off PC Charging Slowly over USB Notification
- Open Settings. Press
Win+Ion your keyboard. - Click Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click USB on the right side.
- Turn the option On (default) or Off next to “Show a notification if this PC is charging slowly over USB.” Choose what you want.
- Close Settings when you are done.
You can easily turn the Windows 11 USB charging notification on or off by opening your PC’s Settings menu, which you can do by pressing the Windows key and the ‘I’ key together.
Option 2Use Registry Editor
⚠️ ADMIN PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Turn On PC Charging Slowly over USB Notification
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell\USB" /v NotifyOnWeakCharger /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fTurn Off PC Charging Slowly over USB Notification
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell\USB" /v NotifyOnWeakCharger /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fSummary
You can quickly toggle this notification on or off in Windows 11. If you’re more comfortable with advanced system tools, you can also use the Registry Editor, but this method requires administrator permissions.
How to turn off USB connection notification in 🪟 Windows 11?
Following these steps, you won’t see notifications about USB connection issues anymore. Thanks for following along, and I’ll catch you in the next tutorial!
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