News - Microsoft Windows 8 to feature app suspension

[HEXUS]

Metro apps to be placed on a serious power diet when off-screen.

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[crossy]

Great idea, although I hope it's better than the power saving in Windows7. If I leave my PC on the default power management settings then it invariably decides to put itself to sleep at unfortunate times - like halfway through a virus scan.

This time around it's Microsoft's announcement that its goal is to suspend Metro apps that are currently not visible on the screen

Hmm, if it does that isn't there the possibility that it's going to suspend a long running process that you've iconised purely so you can get on with some low cpu task while the other is running?

[miniyazz]

Hmm, if it does that isn't there the possibility that it's going to suspend a long running process that you've iconised purely so you can get on with some low cpu task while the other is running?

I expect (hope) you'll be able to set preferences. Either that or the app being suspended will have a means of staying active (otherwise how would email work, for example)

[Biscuit]

Wont this make having an SSD almost completely essential without your computer being insanely slow when switching between programs?

Disappointing to hear the Metro UI/Microsoft app store might be all you get on Arm based systems, very disappointing indeed.