power states

  1. Understanding Windows 11 Power States: Shutdown, Sleep, and Hibernate Explained

    Overview of Power States When it comes to managing the power of your PC, particularly with Windows 11, understanding the differences among shutdown, sleep, and hibernate is essential for optimal energy use and system performance. Power States Explained 1. Shut Down: The "Shut Down" option...
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    • energy efficiency hibernate power states shutdown sleep user experience windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. Windows 7 BSODs on Sleep and In Low Power States

    I just assembled a desktop, and shortly after I began using the machine(days), it started to give different BSODs coming out of sleep. Sometimes it appears to happen during sleep although I am not sure(someone may have woke my computer during the sleep). I have run memtest86+ tests with no...
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    • bsod computer cpu temp desktop diagnostics driver issues event logs filesystem hardware hdd installation memtest86 minidump network problems performance power states sleep tp-link troubleshooting wireless card
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

  3. Your PC: Leave It On or Turn It Off?

    The question has come to me in the past: A distant relic of a time gone by. But today, it is a featured story on both Link Removed and Link Removed. This is an age old question for computer users by now, and especially technicians.Mr. Link Removed from PCWorld writes: Most consumer computers...
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    • component reliability computer usage corporate environment data retention electrical costs energy efficiency green computing hard drive management hardware longevity hibernation it administration it policies maintenance tasks motherboard technology pc components power management power states sata drives software updates standby mode
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 RTM BSOD

    Hello everyone, I am still practically new to this forum, but I would like to congratulate you on adopting 7 that fast. I have been using 7 since beta and now I am with RTM (technet). I have been getting BSODs randomly and the only thing I can think of is how I customized my AMD Cool n Quiet...