I mentioned a few days ago that migrating an old desktop PC from Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 Release Candidate seemed to result in a noticeably slower system. I think I know why now.
Taking a look at Win7RC’s power options on the desktop showed just the “Power Saving” and “Balanced” settings visible. I had to dig into the Advanced Options to find the “High Performance” power setting. Selecting this seemed to restore the desktop’s performance to what it “felt like” with Win7Beta (I haven’t performed any actual performance tests).
I wonder if Microsoft is trying to force users to go green (or buy faster PCs) by thinking that Balanced is the faster processor performance option available after a quick glance?
If your PC seems slower after migrating from Win7Beta to Win7RC, check your power options and hunt for the High Performance power setting.
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