Some people have reported problems with their Macs not going to sleep immediately when they set them to do so. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

CyberPower’s SL700U standby UPS offers enough runtime with a modest load of home-networking equipment to keep them going through power hiccups and short outages. The eight-outlet CyberPower SL700U has ...

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 ...

Tech blog eXoid dispels some of the myths about S3 standby mode and offers tips on using it to conserve energy. The author explains how to configure your PC to properly enter S3 mode (and why you ...

A: Typically, if a computer enters sleep mode but wakes up soon after, then a program or peripheral device (i.e. printer, mouse, keyboard, etc.) is most likely causing it to do so. This is because ...

Q My computer takes forever to start up. I am tempted to just put it into hibernation or standby when I am done with it for the day, so that starting up will be quicker. Would I be damaging my ...

If you have noticed, your monitor turns off after a few minutes of inactivity. Now, that’s not Sleep Mode. Since the Display consumes a lot of power, turning off the screen is the first step Windows ...

A: In most situations, this will cause no harm to the system itself. It wasn't always like that. In the past, it was often recommended you shut down your system when not in use to help defragment your ...

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 ...

If Hybrid Sleep is missing in your Windows 11/10 computer, then this post will help you resolve the problem. Hybrid Sleep is a feature on a Windows computer that combines sleeping and hibernating the ...