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 |
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| 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.