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The hibernation power-saving option can be useful when you want to save your laptop's battery or when you want to cut down on your business's energy consumption. However, if your computer hibernates ...

Here's a strange one (I think): I've set up a Win 7 HP laptop for a friend. He's using a USB laptop cooler, and would like it to turn off when he puts the PC in Sleep mode. This wasn't happening, so I ...

Companies look to save money and energy costs in different ways. For some, this means turning all of the lights out and every computer off each night when employees go home. For others, it means ...

Before we move on, it is important to understand what is the difference between putting the PC to Sleep/Hibernate mode. That is so that you can understand where you should, or should not enable it.