It definitely is not the power adapter connection.  In my first post I mentioned that the battery charge indicator on the status bar showed it being connected and charging but the blue charge light does not come on.  I am going to wrap this thread up.  I would guess that the probability of it being a power management driver issue with Windows 11 is 60% (40% for hardware failure in power supply) and probably could be solved by downloading the latest driver.  Unfortunately when I try to do this it errors out and after reading the transaction log it stated that I must use MY DELL to download this driver.  I deleted MY DELL early on thinking I did not need it and it won't let me download a new one.  I can live with what I have no so will mark this solved.  Appreciate all your help on this.  Best Pete
I recently installed Windows 11 on Inspiron 5505.  Not sure if this is related but have had problem charging.  When plugged in the status bar shows the PC charging but the power charging LED on the side is not illuminated and the PC doesn't charge.  I have to repeatedly unplug the PC or close the lid and then finally the LED will illuminate and start charging.  I then replaced with a new battery and still had the same problem.  It also showed that it did not like that I was using a 45W power adapter.  I then replaced the power adapter with a 65W adapter and still have the original problem.  I did try to load the latest power management driver and it does not complete properly and gives me an error.  Where do I go next? Thanks Pete
Inspiron 5505, power management problem