Microsoft Says Windows 7 Battery Warnings Are Actually Valid Notifications
Bertrand Vasquez | Feb 08, 2010 | Comments 0
Last week, we reported that many Windows 7 users were complaining about false battery warnings and fast battery drainage. Microsoft announced they had started investigating the problem, and it seems like the preliminary results of said investigation are in. Microsoft reported on a very lengthy blog post today that they did not find any issues with Windows 7 at all.
What this means is that Microsoft does not believe Windows 7 is to blame. As a matter of fact, the Redmond-based company says that the warnings actually pop-up because the battery does indeed need to be replaced.
Microsoft President of Windows Steven Sinofsky states:
“In every case we have been able to identify the battery being reported on was in fact in need of recommended replacement. To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are in fact failing and Windows 7 is neither incorrectly reporting on battery status nor in any way whatsoever causing batteries to reach this state.”
Microsoft goes on to say people never really notice the problem because previous versions of Windows did not warn when the battery was in need of replacement. The warning system is a new feature built into Windows 7, says a Microsoft spokesperson.
[ via Neowin.net ]
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