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 ...

If you use a PC, you must have faced the dilemma of choosing between shutdown and sleep. Here's a breakdown of what makes more sense in different situations.

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 ...

Most Windows Vista computers are configured to go into Sleep mode after a certain amount of idle time. Sleep mode is the new low-power state that Vista uses to replace the confusing Standby and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...