In Windows 7 we set a threshold of 60 percent degradation (that is the battery is performing at 40 percent of its designed capacity) and in reading this Windows 7 reports the status to you.

Microsoft and its PC maker partners are continuing to investigate battery problems which some Windows 7 users have said they've been experiencing. So far, there's nothing new to report, Microsoft ...

My battery life went from 8 hours to 15 minutes, with only an fdisk, format, and install in between. Yes, totally unacceptable.”. I have been using Windows 7 since before it was available for ...

Last week I wrote about reports that some Windows 7 users are experiencing anomalies with battery life, or at least how Windows 7 reports remaining battery life. The issue seemed worthy of ...