Windows 7 apparently has a lot of hardware issues with batteries, carried over from Windows Vista. Specifically battery drainage affecting netbooks and notebooks according to the source of this news. When I think of drainage, I think of the battery loosing charge while the notebook is in standby mode but the source covers more issues than just drainage including less battery life with Windows 7 (a drop of 30 - 2
hours - sounds like in comparison to Windows XP) and incorrect battery reporting issues which can result in the battery not fully recharging or reporting that the battery needs to be replaced when it’s perfectly fine. Nonetheless, good to see Microsoft acknowledge that they will be working on the problem.
Microsoft Looks Into Battery Issues Affecting Netbooks & Notebooks
02/03/10 at 12:51 PM
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Interesting Willilam.. keep us updated on that.…
Completely ridiculous they can’t even figure out something this simple. Stupid MS.
Peter,
We are investigating the battery life issue in conjunction with our hardware partners, which appears to be related to system firmware. We are working with our partners to determine the root cause and will update the Windows TechNet forum (available here: http://bit.ly/cobVvf) with information and guidance as it becomes available.
Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team