Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and you’re instantly back to where you left off. You don’t have to worry that you'll lose your work because of your battery draining because Windows automatically saves all your work and turns off the PC if the battery is too low.

You may be unable to wake the computer from sleep or standby mode by using your mouse or keyboard. After you wake your computer from standby, your pointing device may not work.

Windows provides a variety of configuration tools tailored to meet the needs of different users. These built-in tools facilitate your device's customization and monitoring, allowing you to change Windows' configuration to suit your preferences and requirements with precision.

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To turn off your PC in Windows 10, select the Start button, select the Power button, and then select Shut down . Was this information helpful?

Windows 11 might shut down or restart unexpectedly when a serious problem occurs, causing you to briefly see an error message, such as “Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.” Windows 11 will then restart automatically.

Describes an issue in which SleepAgentServer causes high CPU use in Configuration Manager on Windows 10. Provides a workaround.

Windows defaults for screen and sleep have been updated to reduce energy use when your device is idle. The tables below show the new default values for screen and sleep.

When you stop sharing media, the power state flags are not reset to allow the computer to enter sleep or hibernation. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article.

Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see the "Covered malware families" list in the "Release information" section of KB 890830). For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.