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

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:44:19 +0800

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On 1/27/2026 9:37 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
> 
> Come to think of it, so does every bluetooth device. And every phone.
> And every computer too! What's going on here. Why is there even a switch?
> 
> Why do they add such strange switches if we never need to turn it off?
>   <https://thingsyoudidntknow.com/nsa-says-this-is-how-often-you-should-turn-off-your-phone/> :)

You will have to find out why the switch was there in the very very 
beginning! Who said it's needed? Something to do with the early history 
of 802.11 technology?

Strangely, you don't find the same ON-OFF switch among USB and PCIe 
wireless gadgets for desktop PCs. :)

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