The hardware that makes up today’s laptops has gotten quite efficient and we have worked hard to improve Windows' ability to manage that hardware. One of the biggest improvements in the mobile PC experience for Windows since the early 1990 is longer battery...

Wireless access is a key feature in Windows Vista, and it needs to work as reliably as possible for users. In the final version of Windows Vista, the default power setting for 802.11 wireless adapters was changed to “Maximum Performance” to offer seamless...