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Explains what to do when a Dell laptop shows a startup message warning that a lower wattage power adapter, USB-C charging device, or power pass-through device is connected. The laptop is safe to use, and this article shows how to dismiss the message so it does not appear again. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff using Dell laptops with Windows 11.