Most Windows Vista computers are configured to go into Sleep mode after a certain amount of idle time. Sleep mode is the new low-power state that Vista uses to replace the confusing Standby and ...

When we put our MacBooks to sleep, we hope that they will wake. Please! And we when we want them to go to sleep, we hope that they will slumber. But it always doesn't work that way. When running under ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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My Windows 10 computer has decided it's not going to go to sleep automatically. The only thing I've installed recently is the software for my Corsair Mechanical keyboard (iCue). You'd think, though, ...

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 ...

To conserve power and reduce your electrical bill, you should shut down your computer or put it to sleep when not in use. But that’s easier said than done if your Mac acts as a server for files, ...

I am experiencing an occasional power issue that is very strange and I have no idea what is causing it. It all started with my previous computer when I got a new (refurbished) power supply: CORSAIR CP ...