Re: Windows 10 and 11 power state habits: shutdown, sleep or hibernate
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:54:52 +0200
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.microsoft.windows |
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| Organization | Khanya Publications |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:09:09 -0500, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >On Sun, 1/25/2026 10:51 PM, Steve Hayes wrote: > >> >> I shut down my desktop and laptop at least once a day, when I go to >> bed at night, and I switch them off at the wall plug, mainly to keep >> my electricity bill down. Even when the machines themselves are not >> running, the transformers consume electricity if not switched off or >> unplugged. >> >> My desktop computer has a couple of hard disks, and I have a funny >> feeling that if I leave it running all the time, even when I'm not >> using it, the bearings will wear out faster. >Summary: On balance, the answer is to turn it off, > but not for any particular/strong reason. Thanks. The main reason for switching off was to reduce electricity use any way. The possibility of drive wear was secondary. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk