Microsoft claims Windows 7 is guilt-free, laptop at fault in battery issue
SlashGear Feb 09 10
Microsoft recently announced that they would investigate some user upgrades to Windows 7 that provoked a new warning message (not seen XP or even the problem-ridden Vista) suggesting that users “consider replacing their batteries”. Turns out the software giant have reached a verdict that Windows 7 (and naturally therefore Microsoft) isn’t actually at fault. Who, or rather, what is? Absymal laptop batteries, according to the MSDN blog.
Micfrosoft claims that their new method, which reports when a battery is down to 40% of its designed capacity and suggests replacement, hasn’t reported a single false positive. Full story...
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