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 ...

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 ...

Windows 7 Sleep mode stores open data in system memory and places your computer into a power-saving state. If you regularly alternate between computer and hands-on work at your business, your computer ...

Looking to cut costs? You can easily shave a few bucks off your monthly electric bill by putting your computer to sleep. Even when you're not using your computer, it’s sucking up power when it’s left ...

QUESTION: I'm running a desktop PC with Windows 7, which I upgraded from Vista. When I put the computer in sleep mode, or when it goes there after long idle periods, the hard drive shuts down and the ...

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 ...

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: Typically, if a computer enters sleep mode but wakes up soon after, then a program or peripheral device (i.e. printer, mouse, keyboard, etc.) is most likely causing it to do so. This is because ...

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 ...

Going hand in hand with my earlier observations about the MacBook’s sleep battery usage, I gave myself quite a scare by leaving my MacBook asleep unplugged for an extended amount of time. I plugged in ...

Windows7, 64. When I built the computer (a month ago), it would enter sleep, but something happened since then, and now it refuses. Have checked all power plan options, made sure the lan controller is ...

Q: A series of columns you did recently about saving electricity didn’t mention computers. I’d be interested to hear how much they use, and what, if anything, can be done to minimize their consumption ...