Published Apr 24, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about.

Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/

There are plenty of reasons people don't like Windows 11 , and one of them has typically been battery life. It's never fun to pick up a laptop you put to sleep the day before and realize it's dried up in the meantime.…