A: The point of putting a computer to sleep is to save power. For the most part, once a PC is asleep, the user must press a keyboard button, move the mouse or hit the power button to wake it up.

Want to make your Start menu a little smarter? Reprogram the sleep button so it powers down your machine.

Indeed, perhaps you’d prefer the latter action to shut down your PC, while keeping the power button for sleep or hibernate. The choice is yours.

The video bloggers at Tekzilla aren't keen on the way the Power button in the Vista Start menu sleeps your computer by default rather than shutting it down, and neither are we. As the video above ...

If your Windows 11/10 PC or Laptop gets into sleep mode too quickly, fast, soon or early, then here are a few tips & troubleshooting suggestions that will help you control, understand & fix the issue.

Microsoft Windows provides Power Options that enable you to adjust the sleep mode and screen display to suit your workflow. If your computer fails to wake up quickly from sleep mode, or the ...

Should you prioritize energy savings by turning off your PC every night, or is it better to leave it running? We weigh the options.

Press the "Power" button on your computer or the "Sleep" button on your keyboard to immediately put the monitor to sleep.

If your Windows PC either doesn't sleep on its own or shuts down after manually going to sleep, follow this tutorial to fix the problem.

Working with a Windows system, he installed QuickPHP and NirCmd to add PHP and command line controls. Some quick PHP code writing and this has the effect of creating a sleep button toggled via a ...

Done! Man, way to bury that setting, Microsoft. Here's a suggestion for Windows 7: Add a friggin' Shut Down button to the Start menu! Or let us right-click that "power button" and choose what ...