UPS and Energy Saver

Energy Saver keeps forgetting that I have a UPS (APC) connected. I have to unplug the USB and plug it back in for Power Adapter and UPS to return to the Energy Saver dialog.
David

below a certain percentage refers to the remaining percentage of battery life. 
For example: If you set it to shutdown at 30%, then it will shutdown when the battery level drops below 30%.

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