One of Microsoft's key driving points lately has been sustainability; designing products that will have little to no long-term impact on the planet. This shift is evident with a close examination of beta and release candidate versions of the forthcoming Windows 7. There are many changes to how hardware components interact with the overall PC, as well as underlying modifications to how the entire OS works. These advances contribute to Windows 7's pep and speedy boot time, and they definitely contribute to the improved battery life as well. "With over a billion PCs deployed on
the planet, any changes we make in the operating system can have big effects on the globe," notes Francois Ajenstat, director of environmental sustainability at Microsoft. The company realizes that energy waste and other environmental concerns have become issues for customers, and Redmond wants to do its part to help out. Ajenstat noted that the efforts to improve the efficiency of the operating system began with Vista. "We added over 30 new power-management features in Vista," Ajenstat pointed out. "The most important: We put power management on by default. That has a tremendous impact on energy consumption." That's a step in the right direction, for sure. But there's more to reducing wasted power than just putting a PC to sleep, just as there's more to saving money than spending less. With Windows 7, Microsoft will introduce or update a variety of features for both end users and IT professionals—changes the company has developed through work with hardware and software partners. Jason Leznek, group product manager for Windows 7, claims Microsoft spent a good deal of time "working with the ecosystem to better understand what causes problems with power management. We also have richer telemetry that can help us determine what is causing machines not to go to sleep
the planet, any changes we make in the operating system can have big effects on the globe," notes Francois Ajenstat, director of environmental sustainability at Microsoft. The company realizes that energy waste and other environmental concerns have become issues for customers, and Redmond wants to do its part to help out. Ajenstat noted that the efforts to improve the efficiency of the operating system began with Vista. "We added over 30 new power-management features in Vista," Ajenstat pointed out. "The most important: We put power management on by default. That has a tremendous impact on energy consumption." That's a step in the right direction, for sure. But there's more to reducing wasted power than just putting a PC to sleep, just as there's more to saving money than spending less. With Windows 7, Microsoft will introduce or update a variety of features for both end users and IT professionals—changes the company has developed through work with hardware and software partners. Jason Leznek, group product manager for Windows 7, claims Microsoft spent a good deal of time "working with the ecosystem to better understand what causes problems with power management. We also have richer telemetry that can help us determine what is causing machines not to go to sleepfor further details visit at:www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2349134,00.asp
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