My Dell laptop has a power cord/port, and it can also be charged by the USBC dock. The BIOS doesn't offer me the ability to turn off USB charging, though, so my low-power phone charger barely manages to charge the computer and power the HDMI connections and peripherals. I hoped the BIOS had the option, but basically I want to be able to say, "don't charge from the USBC when you are also charged in to the power port." Is that too much to ask?

@worldsendless you may be able to tell your phone something like that, I'm not sure what phone would charge something without you telling it to.

Also try searching for usb settings (not in BIOS)

@SmartFella It's not actually my phone charging it. It's a charger that used to be used to charge a phone but is now the power-in for my dock

@worldsendless why is the usbc plugged in if you're wanting to use the other port

@SmartFella I think the power plugged in to the dock is only 18v (phone), which is too little for the full charge demands . I want the computer to stop making that demand , since it has a direct connection for power.

@worldsendless just unplug the usbc lmao

@SmartFella The USBC is my Dock, so unplugging it would unplug 2 monitors, mouse, keyboard PLUS the undesired computer power. It is all or nothing.