After your computer goes into sleep mode, it's supposed to wake up within seconds once you press a key or move your mouse. When your computer won't come out of sleep mode, the problem could be caused ...

Q: I have three Windows 10 computers. Through the Power Options area, in the Control Panel, I've set the monitors for each computer to enter Sleep Mode after 20 minutes of idleness and the systems to ...

Sleep mode, an alternative to shutting down the computer completely in Windows 8, puts your computer in a low-power setting while enabling you to power it up more quickly. If you have a laptop, this ...

When stepping away from your Windows computer, you don't always need to shut it down. Windows also offers other powerful power-saving options — like Sleep and Hibernate — that allow you to pause your ...

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 ...

Q: I have an HP Pavilion laptop with Windows 10. When composing emails, or creating documents in MS Word or Excel, my computer screen suddenly goes blank and then the system turns off. This can happen ...

If your Windows computer Shuts down whenever you try to put it to Sleep, this post will help you. Windows 11/10 operating system is packed with a ton of features. Many of the features are related to ...

Recommended Power Settings for computers running the Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems and other devices: Your electronics draw a substantial amount of energy, but making a few minor changes in ...

Windows7, 64. When I built the computer (a month ago), it would enter sleep, but something happened since then, and now it refuses. Have checked all power plan options, made sure the lan controller is ...

On Windows devices, the unanticipated waking of a PC from sleep mode is quite common. Sometimes, when you leave your workstation, you put your PC to sleep, but you still would want to keep the ...

Q: In the past I would have two or three Google Chrome windows opened with three or four tabs each, and my PC went to sleep as it should, as per my power settings. Now, all of a sudden, with all the ...