Purpose

This overview describes the power management support in the Microsoft Windows operating system and explains how to use it in your applications. It also describes the OnNow initiative and how your applications can take advantage of computers that are "always on" to enhance the user's experience, save power, and extend battery life on mobile systems.

In This Section

• About Power Management
• Using Power Management
• Power Management Reference

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Build date: 11/1/2007