How to disable battery charging

Can i disable battery charging on thinkpad x201, so i don't need to pull out my battery every time? Because although my battery stop charging when it is fully charged i don't want to use battery as power sourse after that.
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grisagrisic wrote:
I have Windows 7 Professional installed
ThinkVantage Power Manager -> Battery tab -> Battery Maintenance.
Set a custom charge threshold to start charging only when the battery is at 10% or 15%. In practice this will power the battery charger only when it's absolutely necessary. In the meantime you'll see the remaining battery charge drop gradually, perhaps by 1% every few days. This is normal self-discharge.
Cheers... Dorian Hausman
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