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

Hank Rogers <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:59:54 -0600
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
malone wrote on 1/23/2026 7:43 PM:
> 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
>>  Â  i. You shut down every day.
>> B. Restart
>>  Â  i. You restart daily.
>>
>> C. Sleep
>>  Â  iii. You never use sleep.
>>
>> D. Hibernate
>>  Â  iii. You never use hibernate.
>>
>> E. Hybrid sleep
>>  Â  ii. You do not use hybrid sleep.
>>
>> F. Fast startup
>>  Â  iii. You are not sure.
>>
>> G. Wake credentials
>>  Â  i. You type a password or PIN when booting.
>> H. Lock screen only
>>  Â  ii. You do not use this method.
>>
>> I. Laptop lid behavior (if you use a laptop)
>>  Â  iii. Closing the lid does nothing.
>>

Dunno.  I wonder what Maria prefers.  She didn't say.