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  1. Shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC - Microsoft Support

    When you’re ready to make your PC sleep, just press the power button on your desktop, tablet, or laptop, or close your laptop’s lid. On most PCs, you can resume working by pressing your PC's …

  2. Power settings in Windows 11 - Microsoft Support

    To learn how to change the screen and sleep settings on your Windows device: To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen, sleep, & …

  3. Troubleshoot problems waking computer from sleep mode

    This ability is disabled in older Intel motherboards, and the only way to wake the computer from sleep mode is to press the Power button. With most newer motherboards, you can wake the computer by …

  4. How to use alarms and timers in the Clock app in Windows

    If you see a warning that notifications only show if the device is awake, make sure your device doesn’t go to sleep (Go to Start > Settings > System > Power & battery , then select Screen and sleep to …

  5. Configure a Screen Saver in Windows - Microsoft Support

    Oct 14, 2025 · Sleep mode consumes significantly less power than running a screen saver and allows your computer to quickly resume where you left off. To learn more, see How to adjust power and …

  6. PC automatically wakes from sleep mode (II) - Microsoft Support

    PCs don't know any sleep disorders. If, however, the computer wakes up unexpectedly regularly at night (or even during the day) at certain times, you should check the power saving modes.

  7. Surface device power states - Microsoft Support

    Learn how to turn your Surface on, shut it down, restart and wake it, and put it into different power saving states. For general info about these power states and to learn how to change them, see Shut …

  8. Learn more about energy recommendations - Microsoft Support

    This will set your device to go to sleep as soon as it detects you are no longer near the device, helping you to prolong battery life and save energy by not running the device when you are not there to use it.

  9. Change display brightness and color in Windows - Microsoft Support

    Your display emits blue light—the kind of light you see during the day—which can keep you up at night. To help you get to sleep, turn on the night light and your display will show warmer colors at night that …

  10. Securing your device - Microsoft Support

    Tap the Windows key and type Sleep to find the settings for controlling when and how Windows will put your device to sleep. 10 or 15 minutes of idle time is usually a good interval for putting the device to …