(or restart, this setting doesn’t stick)ĭisable Intel’s integrated GPU, it’s useless and you can make Nvida GPU consume a lot less power. To force the GOU in its lowest power state.
Second you can run the program with this argument: First, right click on “Show overclocking” button and you have a power saving option. You can do a few things with it to make Nvidia GPU’s consume significantly less power than usual. Search for a program called nvidiaInspector (doeanload it from Softpedia or Guru3D). The idea is to not let the CPU raise it’s multiplier high enough to need the increased power needs for said higher values. You can use something like CPU-z to see the values which your CPU supports, depending on the CPU you may want to choose something between 30 and 50. Note these values represent the percentage of your CPU’s multiplier. Although the company hasn’t gone into detail on what it’s calling the “ spring update” for Windows 8.1, those who have used the leaked version say that double tap-and-drag has been added.Īccording to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, the update for Windows 8.1 will likely be available in early April.Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options > Change plan settings > Advanced I asked Microsoft representatives in January if they were planning to address the issue, and I got stonewalled.Īpparently Microsoft has been working on it behind the scenes. Most laptop trackpads allow you to drag items by double tapping a single finger, then holding it down as you drag, but for some reason the Surface covers can’t do this.
You must first hold down the left-click button with one finger, and then use another finger to drag, but the left button is so finicky that it’s hard to keep it held down as you move your other finger around. In Windows 8.1 Update 1, the Surface covers will finally support double tap-and-drag on the trackpad.Ĭurrently, trying to drag an object using the Type Cover 2 is a maddening experience. In the meantime, I’m happy to see that Microsoft is fixing the biggest annoyance with all of the current Surface keyboard covers. The Power Cover could be a life saver, however, for the original Surface Pro, whose battery runs around four to five hours on a charge. It’d be nice to push the battery into the 10-hour range, but I wouldn’t want that extra weight tacked on all the time, so I’ll personally be holding off unless the price ever drops into impulse-buy range. In my experience with the Surface Pro 2, I average around six to seven hours on a charge with the Type Cover 2 plugged in.
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