Originally Posted by
MDK22 If you look in Battery Sense, you'll probably find Internet Exploder is your culprit.
Since Update 1, IE seems to be consuming significant battery. (CYAN was superb w battery)
i'll check into it. With 8.0, the discharge rate was never more than 3.5%. I'd sometimes get more than 24 hrs worth. Since the 8.1 and 8.1 Update 1, I've barely made it to 5:00! Rate is 5-7%, and has been in the double digits.
i have turned off all but three backgound tasks.email syncs hrly. Location, cortana, wifi sense is off. Vibration is off.
i've read a lot about the battery, including here. A number of people have said that battery meters actually drain battery (not a problem in 8.0) others say that after updates, it will take a few days/week for battery to stabilize.
Btw: IE is off in Battery Saver.