HP 625 Laptop - Only charges when turned ON...?

Hello
recently received an HP 625 laptop,
It has a charging fault or needs settings changed. Looking for opinions:
If using the laptop with battery only - works fine.
If battery gets low, to enable charging on the laptop the laptop must be switched on.
Used to laptops being able to charge when powered down.
Is this a feature, can it be changed? BIOS/Windows settings?
Any help would be appreciated.

any suggestions?

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