Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: In the last few days, no more than a couple of weeks, this problem has appeared: When I put the computer to ...

If your computer is consistently going into sleep mode even when you don't want it to, it can be frustrating and disrupt your workflow. This issue can be caused by a variety of factors, including ...

Sometimes my computer just doesn't want to stay asleep. I can hit the sleep button, see the screen go black, hear the fans stop spinning, and still be woken up by blinding lights in the middle of the ...

If you want your PC ready to go as soon as you come back to use it, you probably put it to sleep rather than shutting it down. Sometimes, though, putting your computer to sleep doesn't work like you ...

Sleep mode is convenient, but it isn't the same as shutting down. We break down the difference and why it can affect ...

QUESTION: I'm running a desktop PC with Windows 7, which I upgraded from Vista. When I put the computer in sleep mode, or when it goes there after long idle periods, the hard drive shuts down and the ...