Last Month, robmar from MSDN Blogs says (in Problems with power consumption and battery life in Windows Vista?) Then use this latest Microsoft Fix-it  to…

“Automatically detect system settings that can affect power usage, such as timeout and sleep settings, display settings, and screensavers, and restore them to their default settings. “

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And chrismoore from MSDN Blogs says (in Windows power scheme settings for longer laptop battery life) Power scheme settings for longer laptop battery life in Windows Vista

If you are running Windows 7, there is also a great page over on the Windows Online website which provides information on configuring your power settings manually…

Conserving Windows 7 battery power

3 Months Ago, magakos from MS Windows Vista Compatible Software says (in Less energy consumption with better power management in Windows 7) Power Management panel has been included in Windows 7, Microsoft has released a power management guide that describes Power Management enhancement in the operating system , and also includes instructions on reducing power consumption. Strong power management features in Microsoft...

4 Months Ago, Teching It Easy: Windows Vista, Live & 7 from MS Windows Vista Compatible Software says (in Windows 7 on the Go) With Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced us to BitLocker, an encryption technology to protect your personal data and operating system files on the hard disk on which Windows is installed. This is a great feature if your computer is stolen or unauthorized individuals try to access your c...