Windows Update is now carbon aware

by praving5on 1/15/2023, 12:33:05 PM with 8 comments
  • by clnqon 1/15/2023, 2:29:41 PM

    Wow… saving the planet by moving half a Watt of power consumption per PC to a greener time slot. I don’t think I have ever heard someone do less about emissions and brag about it.

    I’m sure it will look good on paper in some report - 500 tons of CO2 saved in a year globally or whatever. Just… ignore all the hardware obsolescence they tried to impose by Windows 11 requirements.

  • by oifjsidjfon 1/15/2023, 12:58:57 PM

    How long until I won't be able to run my CPU at max power unless I pay an extra carbon tax?

  • by danjcon 1/15/2023, 2:08:29 PM

    Ugh. Insufferable green virtue signalling.

  • by kotaKaton 1/15/2023, 2:14:00 PM

    Okay, but I'm getting sick of being shamed by Windows 11 about my carbon emissions with the various other system suggestions like my backlight being "too high". How do I turn them off?

    Not my fault I have a light deficiency that requires I have to crank lights to full to be able to see.

  • by Torlanon 1/15/2023, 2:28:08 PM

    Or they can just stop using Electron in their apps

  • by hulituon 1/15/2023, 5:44:42 PM

    > Windows Update is now carbon aware

    Well, in the future, maybe it will become bugs aware, that is, they will start fixing bugs instead of doing greenwashing.

  • by dzhiurgison 1/15/2023, 5:05:09 PM

    My estimates for iOS’ same daily charging feature was about one coal plant

  • by berry_sortoroon 1/15/2023, 3:02:55 PM

    [dead]