Developing Windows Desktop Applications with Power Management
Discuss use of system messages about power management status, sleep transitions, and other aspects of managing power consumption at the application level.
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A reminder about the appropriate use of this forum.
Mark AggarMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, October 20, 2010 5:52 PMThis forum is for issues associated with developing application that work well with Windows Power Management. Please do not post general Windows development or other non-power management related questions to this forum or they will be moved to the 'off-topic' forum.
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Mark AggarMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, October 20, 2010 8:49 PMVisit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ff944599.aspx for up to date information on how to design applications that are energy smart and work well with Windows Power Management. Post feedback on this forum if you can't find the information you are looking for via this link.Got issues with apps not working right with power management? Report them here...
Mark AggarMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, October 20, 2010 8:46 PMAs somewhat of a social experiment, I'm inviting those of you who've diagnosed issues with apps not working correctly with Windows power management to post your reports on this forum here. Apps not working right could mean that the PC stays awake unnecessarily, or or could mean that the app is negatively impacted by power management because it doesn't request that the system or display stay on while it is perform critical work.
The goal is to share knowledge of the issues so we aren't all "re-diagnosing the same wheel" and hopefully get the attention of the developers of the apps so they can make their applications a little more energy smart. Here's hoping...
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