Re: Windows 10 and 11 power state habits: shutdown, sleep or hibernate

malone <[email protected]> Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:43:09 +1300

Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On Sat-24-Jan-2026 3:15 am, Maria Sophia wrote:

> If you are willing to share, which of the following options do you 
> prefer on your Windows PC and why do you prefer it (e.g., SSD's boot 
> really fast).
> 
> A. Full shutdown
>    i. You shut down every day.   
> 
> B. Restart
>    i. You restart daily.
> 
> C. Sleep
>    iii. You never use sleep.
> 
> D. Hibernate
>    iii. You never use hibernate.
> 
> E. Hybrid sleep
>    ii. You do not use hybrid sleep.
> 
> F. Fast startup
>    iii. You are not sure.
> 
> G. Wake credentials
>    i. You type a password or PIN when booting.
>    
> H. Lock screen only
>    ii. You do not use this method.
> 
> I. Laptop lid behavior (if you use a laptop)
>    iii. Closing the lid does nothing.
>