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  1. Windows 11 24H2 Preview: Battery Improvements & Xbox Ads

    If you're part of Microsoft's Windows Insider Program and play in the Dev Channel sandbox, you’re in for a shiny update. The Windows 11 24H2 preview build (26120.3000 to be exact) introduces new taskbar features aimed at making your life a little easier—or at least more visually engaging. But...
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    • 24h2 preview battery icon energy settings game pass taskbar windows 11 windows insider
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. 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...
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    • configuration device management energy settings external storage hard drive shutdown hardware issues mini pc operating system performance issues power settings rdp sessions sleep timer system update troubleshooting usb drives user experience version comparison windows 10 windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  3. 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!
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    • energy settings pc optimization performance performance program power management power saver windows settings
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    • Forum: Windows Software
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    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...
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    • adjustments brightness energy settings laptop lenovo power management reset screen issue settings troubleshooting
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    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
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    • computer issues device issues energy settings hp pavilion notebook power settings sleep mode touchscreen windows 7 windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  6. PC automatically wakes from sleep mode (II)

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    • automatic wake computer issues energy settings hardware power settings sleep mode troubleshooting windows
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    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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    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
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    • blank screen desktop diagnostics drivers dysfunction energy settings fluke issue hardware hibernation monitor performance issues power issues power saving restart sleep mode system restore troubleshooting user experience user support windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    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...
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    • cable device manager disk management driver issues dvd drive energy settings external drive hardware issues ide cable installation issues laptop support local disk power cable registry samsung tech support toshiba troubleshooting usb windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    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
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    • acpi amd asus bios computer issues energy settings hardware hibernation hybernate kernel performance power management ram sleep system troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 x64
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    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.
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    • computer display settings energy settings monitor power options sleep issues sleep mode windows settings
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support