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Shut down, Sleep or Hibernate? Which mode to use on laptops, desktops
Sleep, Shut down or Hibernate? Here's all you need to know about all three options and which one you should be using. Most Windows desktops and laptops will offer you three ways to leave your computer to rest when it is not in immediate use. These are Sleep, Hibernate and Shut down. However, what do the three options mean and why could you be using the wrong option? These are some of the questions we will be answering today.

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Keep in mind we are looking at the Windows ecosystem in this article. On Apple’s macOS, users have the option of Shutdown, Sleep and Restart for their Macs.Shut down vs sleep vs hibernate: What do they mean?
Shut down: The ‘shut down’ option is one we’re all familiar with. It closes all active programs and shuts down your operating system and computer, to a state that consumes almost negligible power. Shutting down your machine also clears your running tasks irrespective of whether you have saved them or not, although you may see prompts asking you to save your work if that’s the case.However, while a shut down is the best option if you want to save power, it is the least efficient if you’re going to turn your computer back on in a short span of time. This is because the whole computer is shut down along with the operating system, your whole system needs to boot up from scratch when you turn it on again.

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Shut down, Sleep or Hibernate? Which mode to use on laptops, desktops
ExpressBasics: Shut down, Sleep or Hibernate? Which mode to use on laptops, desktops
Sleep, Shut down or Hibernate? Here's all you need to know about all three options and which one you should be using.


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Here's which mode you should be using to rest your Windows laptop or desktop. (Express Photo)

Most Windows desktops and laptops will offer you three ways to leave your computer to rest when it is not in immediate use. These are Sleep, Hibernate and Shut down. However, what do the three options mean and why could you be using the wrong option? These are some of the questions we will be answering today.

Keep in mind we are looking at the Windows ecosystem in this article. On Apple’s macOS, users have the option of Shutdown, Sleep and Restart for their Macs.

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Shut down vs sleep vs hibernate: What do they mean?
Shut down: The ‘shut down’ option is one we’re all familiar with. It closes all active programs and shuts down your operating system and computer, to a state that consumes almost negligible power. Shutting down your machine also clears your running tasks irrespective of whether you have saved them or not, although you may see prompts asking you to save your work if that’s the case.

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However, while a shut down is the best option if you want to save power, it is the least efficient if you’re going to turn your computer back on in a short span of time. This is because the whole computer is shut down along with the operating system, your whole system needs to boot up from scratch when you turn it on again.

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This can be fast or slow depending upon your machine’s specifications, and you may or may not be bothered by your boot up times. Regardless, coming out of a shut down will still be slower than the two other options we will discuss today. Also, shut down is impervious to a sudden loss in power like a power cut.

Sleep: When you put your desktop or laptop to sleep, the machine enters a low-power state where every on-going task and open program is saved to the system’s RAM, but other hardware components are shut down to save power. Any on-going tasks like a document in Word that you’re still typing in need not be saved before putting the machine to sleep.The machine will also come back to life very quickly from sleep.