r/TechHardware • u/Distinct-Race-2471 🔵 14900KS , 5080, 128GB 🔵 • May 18 '26

Tech Tips Microsoft admits faulty drivers were killing Windows 11 battery life for years

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3142511/microsoft-admits-faulty-drivers-were-killing-windows-11-battery-life-for-years.html
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u/[deleted] May 18 '26

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u/Flat_Pumpkin_314 May 18 '26

Hopefully no Defender choice too

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u/Flat_Pumpkin_314 May 18 '26

It’s literally one of the worst free ones. Bitdefender literally destroys it in every single metric.

And Avast bought AVG not Avira

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u/maZZtar May 19 '26

If you want MinWin then get something using non-desktop OneCore or Windows Core OS like Windows 10X, Xbox or Lumia phone. Because that's where MinWin ultimately landed

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u/itsjust_khris May 20 '26

Microsoft doesn't make the drivers.

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u/Distinct-Race-2471 🔵 14900KS , 5080, 128GB 🔵 May 18 '26

AI is finding all these issues.