How can I programmatically stop a notebook battery from charging

Question

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.SystemInformat

Answer 1

But for example Vista won't charge battery if it is unplugged and then plugged while it's capacity is above 96% so it means that in can be accessed and manipulated somehow.