Sleep, hibernate, and shut down all behave differently. Newer PCs support "Modern Standby", a state that's different from traditional sleep. Shutting down your computer may actually be faster than ...

From SSD endurance to fast startup hibernation, we reveals surprising trade offs in routine shutdowns.

Some people have reported problems with their Macs not going to sleep immediately when they set them to do so. When you put your Mac to sleep, the system should do so in a matter of seconds, ...

I'm sure you've heard that shutting down your computer too frequently could negatively affect its software and limit its lifespan. Or that leaving your computer on all the time also hurts its battery ...

Turning a computer off or putting it to sleep may be a matter of personal preference or habit. It's faster to close a laptop's lid or have a desktop enter sleep than shutting down either type of PC.

I have tried using S3 on my MSI K7D Master L with two modded Athlon XPs but it just causes my computer to shutdown: When I tried it, Windows did a little grinding and then *boom* everything shutdown.