After the 8.1 update dropped the battery life on my laptop from 9 hours to _3_, I find out there is no way to revert: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/a-clean-install-of-windows-8-oem-media-download/1b1e2517-5658-450d-943e-7e81f902adec?page=1&tm=1382555059749 …
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@Mike_Sart Any signs of the cause? Increased CPU usage? CPUs not slowing down when idle? We need to learn from your misfortune.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @BruceDawson0xB
@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart It was consistent with the nVidia GPU being powered on at all times, but it's impossible to say.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart I could not find any reliable battery monitoring stuff for Windows (ie., there is no "powertop")...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart But even that is not really enough, because PowerTop doesn't show "phantom always-on GPU"...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart a guess: nvidia Optimus does not currently work on Win 8.1.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @eiopa
@eiopa@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart That is certainly a reasonable guess. Unfortunately I only figured out _after_ blowing away 8.1...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@eiopa@BruceDawson0xB@Mike_Sart ... that this particular machine's BIOS has a way to disable the nVidia part. So I could have tested.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@eiopa @BruceDawson0xB @Mike_Sart I didn't think to check for that because my previous Optimus laptop wasn't disablable from the BIOS.
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