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 ...

This has been bugging me- as the title states, I have the puter set to sleep after an hour of inactivity.<BR><BR>This works some of the time and not others, and invariably when it doesn't, the setting ...

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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 ...

10.11.x: if John is logged in with Put Computer to Sleep: Never and Jane is logged in with Put Computer to Sleep: 5 Minutes, and the computer is sitting at the login screen, what happens? How can I ...

Putting your PC to sleep is a great way to save energy while still making sure you can resume work quickly. But what can you ...

If you find that your Windows 11 PC keeps entering sleep mode too quickly and disrupts your workflow, you may want to disable the sleep feature. Disabling sleep mode in Windows 11 is a simple process, ...

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 ...

Here are seven ways to turn off your computer automatically. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows 11 (or 10) doesn't include ...