C# .NET: How to check if we're running on battery?

Question

i want to be a good developer citizen, pay my taxes, and disable things if we\'re running over Remote Desktop, or running on battery.

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Answer 1

I believe you can check SystemInformation.PowerStatus to see if it's on battery or not.

Boolean isRunningOnBattery =
      (System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.PowerStatus.PowerLineStatus == 
       PowerLineStatus.Offline);

Edit: In addition to the above, there's also a System.Windows.Forms.PowerStatus class. One of its methods is PowerLineStatus, which will equal PowerLineStatus.Online if it's on AC Power.