Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11’s long‑running sleep problem is finally being fixed, promising an end to the battery drain that has hit many laptops left in standby. A new power-saving rule in ...

For most people, the nightly choice between shutting down a PC and letting it sleep is really a choice between certainty and convenience. A full shutdown wipes the slate clean, closes network ...

Sleep mode is convenient, but it isn't the same as shutting down. We break down the difference and why it can affect ...

There's more (and less) going on than you might expect.

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 ...

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 ...

There was a bug in Windows 11 that allowed background processes to break through standby and wake the computer, causing ...