okay so I put my new computer to sleep.<BR><BR>Windows 7, start menu -> power -> sleep.<BR><BR>It initially sat there with no power lights except the steady blinking of the external blue power one (I ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: In the last few days, no more than a couple of weeks, this problem has appeared: When I put the computer to ...

If you find yourself returning to a fully-drained Windows 11 PC after putting it into sleep mode, consider switching to ...

The hibernation power-saving option can be useful when you want to save your laptop's battery or when you want to cut down on your business's energy consumption. However, if your computer hibernates ...

Q: Should I turn off my computer every night or leave it on? A: Although this may seem like a simple question, the answer for each person will be different depending upon how often you use the ...

Q: Should I turn off my computer every night or leave it on? Although this may seem like a simple question, the answer for each person will be different depending upon how often you use the computer ...

Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft watcher extraordinaire, looks around what's being said, and whispered, about the next version of Windows after 7 and finds a few job listings, resume lines, and discussions ...

I have never seen this before and searching isn't really helping me figure it out, so I thought I'd ask here. A friend's laptop recently stopped shutting down. When she clicks on sleep, hibernate, or ...