How can I programmatically stop a notebook battery from charging

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Published on 2009-07-07T11:20:01Z Indexed on 2010/04/12 6:33 UTC
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There is some easily available information on finding the status of a battery, or weather it's charging or not. (GetSystemPowerStatus API or System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.PowerStatus).

I want to be able to stop a battery from charging based on some criteria, e.g. battery power > 20%.

Is there an API to do this?

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