corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWindows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that waywww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down121cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarecircuscriticlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoI have one laptop running Windows and I just changed the BIOS/UEFI setting so that closing the display turns off the computer. Also handy for Linux distros with poor standby/sleep support.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoPretty drastic, I can imagine losing some work accidentally because of that (closing with improper connection to external monitor). Why not hibernate?
minus-squarecircuscriticlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoReally depends on your devices use case. That isn’t my daily driver and the trade off of not having a dead laptop is worth it for my needs of this device.
minus-squarezeroxxx@lemmy.my.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIt is pretty reliable. In all Windows 10 years I have never had any issue with that method as well. Besides, I save often.
I have one laptop running Windows and I just changed the BIOS/UEFI setting so that closing the display turns off the computer.
Also handy for Linux distros with poor standby/sleep support.
Pretty drastic, I can imagine losing some work accidentally because of that (closing with improper connection to external monitor). Why not hibernate?
Really depends on your devices use case. That isn’t my daily driver and the trade off of not having a dead laptop is worth it for my needs of this device.
It is pretty reliable. In all Windows 10 years I have never had any issue with that method as well. Besides, I save often.