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  1. fa1rid

    External Hard Drives Ignoring "Turn off Hard Disk After" Setting – Mixed Results on Win 10/11

    I have two laptops (Windows 10) and a mini-PC (Windows 11) with external USB hard drives connected. The "Turn off hard disk after" setting is set to 10 minutes on all devices, but the drives turn off at different times on each machine. One shuts off around 2 minutes, another at 3, another at 6...
    • fa1rid
    • Thread
    • device management energy settings external storage hard drive shutdown hardware issues mini-pc operating systems performance issues power settings rdp sessions sleep timer system configuration system updates troubleshooting usb hard drives user experience version differences windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. Tomato

    High performance energy settings

    Hello, Everytime i'm not charging I automatically switch to the energy safe performance program. Is there a way to change this and to always be in the High performance program? Thanks in advance!
    • Tomato
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    • battery saver energy settings high performance pc optimization performance program power management windows settings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  3. E

    Windows 8 Problem re: screen brightness adjustment

    So yesterday I was tampering with the energy settings to find ways to make my computer consume less electricity. Now this morning as I booted up my laptop (a Lenovo L440), the screen brightness setting appears to be stuck between two settings (one at about 70% and the other at maybe 80% -- these...
    • ews
    • Thread
    • adjustment brightness default reset energy settings laptop lenovo power management screen issues settings troubleshooting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. S

    Windows 7 sleep mode issue ! ?

    i have hp pavilion g6 note book am already facing such an annoying problem i have set sleep mode settings to never never for both plugged and unplugged but after about 5 or 6 hours the computer turns of i have to press the power button to turn it on again when i move my hand on the touch the...
    • sinfulslave
    • Thread
    • computer issue device troubleshooting energy settings hp pavilion notebook power settings sleep mode touch screen windows 7 windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. News

    PC automatically wakes from sleep mode (II)

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    • News
    • Thread
    • automatic wake energy settings hardware pc issues power settings sleep mode troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
  6. N

    Windows 7 SLEEP MODE?!? (And hybernation)

    A few months ago the sleep mode on my computer became dysfunctional. Before, I used to put it into sleep mode (it is a desktop) and then move the mouse, and it would power up to exactly how I left it. Now if I put it in sleep mode, it appears to power up but nothing is shown on the screen. All...
    • NeilChhabda
    • Thread
    • blank screen computer hardware desktop device drivers diagnostics dysfunctional energy settings fluke issue hibernation monitor performance problems power issues power saving restart problems sleep mode system restore troubleshooting user experience user support windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. S

    Windows 7 Windows 7 wont detect external dvd rom

    Hey guys...newbie posting out of total desperation and needing help! I have posted in other forums with no luck... I bought a Samsung SH-D162D DVD Drive in a USB enclosure to connect to my Toshiba laptop via USB. I cannot get windows 7 to find it! When I plug in the USB cable the balloon...
    • Smee
    • Thread
    • cables device manager disk management driver issues dvd drive energy settings external drive hardware issue ide connector installation errors laptop support local disk power connector registry samsung tech support toshiba troubleshooting usb connection windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  8. L

    Windows 7 Sleep and hibernation immediately wake up

    Hi there, I upgraded my main machine from XP x64 to Windows 7 Professional x64 (yes, Professional, not Ultimate, it's not the RC - it's a final version I got via my university). And well.. stand-by and hibernation.. just make my head explode.. all hardware installed properly (with the...
    • L0nk
    • Thread
    • acpi amd asus m2n bios energy settings hardware hibernation hybernate kernel pc issues performance power management ram sleep system troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 x64
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. L

    Windows 7 Power Options: Monitor not Turning off, Computer not Sleeping

    I have my power options set to turn the monitor off after 10 minutes and put the computer to sleep after 1. Neither is working. Anyone else seen or experiencing this issue.
    • LoserBaby
    • Thread
    • computer display settings energy settings monitor power options sleep issue sleep mode windows settings
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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