Power Options is a setting in the Windows Control Panel, under the Hardware and Sound category, that allows the user to adjust their power plan and power settings on their computer. In a nutshell, ...

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 ...

Before we discuss the capabilities present in Windows 11, it's important to discuss what is on offer in Windows 10 first. You can click on the battery icon in the taskbar to open a flyout menu which ...

Sleep mode is convenient, but it isn't the same as shutting down. We break down the difference and why it can affect ...

If your computer is consistently going into sleep mode even when you don't want it to, it can be frustrating and disrupt your workflow. This issue can be caused by a variety of factors, including ...

To set the sleep timer on Windows 10, you'll need to open the "Power & Sleep" menu. The sleep timer in Windows 10 controls how long your PC needs to sit idle before it'll go into its power-saving ...

My desktop Windows PC is rarely turned off, but when it is, it's hibernating, not sleeping. Similarly, I exclusively use Hibernate, not Sleep mode, on my Windows handhelds. Here's why. I Find ...

One of the biggest perks of having a laptop instead of a PC is that you don’t have to be stuck next to a wall socket. Yet I used to carry my charger everywhere because my laptop could barely last a ...