I'm sure you've heard that shutting down your computer too frequently could negatively affect its software and limit its lifespan. Or that leaving your computer on all the time also hurts its battery ...

If your laptop is going to stay connected while asleep, that will drain your battery. Although unless there are active data transfers running, this isn't usually an issue. When this works correctly, ...

Deciding whether to shut down or sleep a computer has been a long-debated question in the annals of PC history. Some users argue that restarting the computer too often can damage the components and ...

Q: It seems that turning a computer on and off would be more wearing on the machine than simply using standby mode to let the computer sleep when not in use. Is there a preferred setup that maximizes ...

If your Keyboard and Mouse do not respond after waking your Windows computer from Sleep Mode, then this post is sure to help you. Some users have reported that their keyboards and mice do not respond ...

Automatic sleep mode can often be very useful in helping you conserve battery life when you walk away from your computer and forget to turn it off. It's also great if you want to briefly leave your ...

The quiet box on your desk or in the living room, that thing that helps you work and buy airline tickets and watch funny clips on YouTube - it's burning through fossil fuels, too. The tools to slow ...

The following fixes will help you resolve the problem if your Windows 11/10 computer restarts after Sleep or whenever you try to put it to Sleep. Check if Hybrid Sleep is activated on your computer.

You can set your computer's hibernation time in Windows 11's Control Panel under Power Options. Before you can do that, you might need to enable the hibernate mode ...

Q: For the past year or so, at bedtime, I place my computer (Dell Inspiron running Windows 10) in sleep mode after closing all active programs. Occasionally, the computer turns itself on in the middle ...

A low power mode in a computer. Also called "standby mode," the screen and hard disks are turned off, but the memory (RAM) chips are continually refreshed in order to retain their contents. In ...

If you are a Windows 11 or Windows 10 user then you will probably notice your laptop or even desktop screen getting dim or turning off after a certain period of time. Don’t panic when this happens as ...