Sometimes, you may find that a certain mode is missing when you click the Power button. You should also make sure that you have the most current drivers for all of your devices. Note: If devices connected to your PC (like monitors, printers, or scanners) cannot work properly after waking up from Sleep or Hibernate, you might need to disconnect and reconnect your devices or restart your PC. However, you need to shut down your PC at least once a week to stop temporary files building up and make sure updates are installed. Therefore, you’d better choose the Sleep or Hibernate mode if you want to come back to continue working on your PC after a short period of time. It will completely shut the PC down, which meaning it uses no power, but it will take more time to start up again.įrequent fluctuation of power will largely affect the life span of the battery.
Shut down requires to close all the opened applications and documents, clears the contents of RAM and removes temporary files. However, Hibernate requires more time to wake up your PC than Sleep mode. Because the Hibernation file can take up lots of space on your hard drive and SSD, even if you never actually put your PC into Hibernation mode.Ĭompared with Sleep, Hibernate consumes less power and directly saves the contents of RAM on the hard drive to avoid any chances of data loss. Tip: If you don’t use Hibernation mode, you’d better disable it. If you are working with lots of documents and want to quickly open them to continue when you come back after one hour or two, Hibernate is your best choice. Besides, Hibernate mode can be seen as an advanced Sleep. Hibernate is nearly the same as Shut down, but it will save your place in Windows before shutting the PC down. It still consumes some power which is less than when the PC is awake, because it supports running background processes.
Sleep is a rather convenient mode for users who want to quickly start working with PC again after leaving for a short period of time.
In order to choose the best mode for your Windows 10 PC, you’d better learn about the differences of them. Each option carries both advantages and disadvantages.
Sleep, Hibernate and Shut down are 3 options (apart from Restart) when you click the Power button which is right above the Start button. Under different situation, you may choose different mode considering saving power, battery life or convenience. When you’ve finished working with your Windows 10 PC and no longer need to use it, you can choose to shut it down, or set it in Sleep or Hibernate mode.
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