Hello. I bought a laptop with Windows 8.1 and I want to thoroughly understand it, in principle everything suits me, except for the sleep mode, so I'll ask you a few questions:
- My laptop turns off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity, and after 15 minutes it goes to sleep and asks for a password when waking up. How can I increase the time to turn off the display and the time to automatically put the laptop into sleep mode, and also remove the password entry on wake-up?
- If you close the lid on a working laptop, then notebookdoes not go to sleep, a just turns off. I also read that when you press the laptop shutdown button quickly enough, it should "sleep" and I'm shutting down?
Tell me, where is all this configured and how can I change the parameters of "laptop falling asleep"?
The last question, what is the difference between Sleep mode and Hibernation mode and which mode is right for me? Sorry in advance, there are several questions.
Sleep mode on a laptop with Windows 8.1
Hello friends! Configuring sleep settings on a Windows 8.1 laptop is very easy, but first I need to explain the difference between Sleep and Hibernation, as you can choose to hibernate instead of Sleep and vice versa.
AT sleep mode Notebook saves the state of your operating system (running programs, open documents, etc.) in RAM without shutting down completely and consuming a low amount of electricity. Entering and exiting sleep mode is very fast, the only disadvantage of sleep mode is that The laptop still consumes electricity and if you do not have enough battery charge, the laptop will simply turn off, accordingly all applications will crash, naturally you will lose the results of your work.
At hibernation the laptop saves the state of Windows on the hard drive in a special hiberfil.sys file and shuts down. The current state of the operating system will be saved even if you remove the battery from the laptop.
The only difference between these modes is that during hibernation, the laptop consumes absolutely no electricity, while during sleep mode, a small part of the energy is consumed. The laptop comes out of hibernation mode a little longer than from sleep mode.
You can work with one mode and if it does not suit you, choose another.
still exists Hybrid Sleep- the state of the operating system is saved in RAM and on the hard drive, then the laptop goes into low power mode.
What is better to choose, sleep mode or hibernation?
If you often work on a laptop outdoors or in rooms where there is no way to quickly recharge the laptop, then sleep mode is definitely not suitable and you need hibernation mode.
And sleep mode is worth choosing if you work on a laptop at home or at work, but do not leave your laptop for a long time.
Let's go to the settings.
Right click on the menu Start
and choose Control Panelsystem and safety
Power supply
It is in the Power Options window that all settings related to sleep mode are made.
First of all, we select the power supply scheme of the laptop. I recommend choosing a scheme Balanced (recommended). Click on the button Setting the power plan.
In this window, you can configure the settings for switching the laptop to sleep mode if it is powered by an autonomous battery and the mains.
Personally, these settings suit me completely, but since I often encode video files on a laptop in the program Adobe Premiere Pro and download large data files on the Internet, then leaving the laptop to sleep when working from the network is completely inapplicable for me, so I will set this option to Never.
For finer settings of the power scheme, click on the buttonChange advanced power settings.
In this window, you can configure numerous settings, that are optimally tuned to your power plan, consider the most necessary.
Similarly, we assign Power button action.
I also want to draw your attention to the option USB parameters. If a USB keyboard, mouse, printer, flash drive, portable USB hard drive are constantly connected to your laptop and they start to work unstable after waking up from sleep mode, then open this option and set USB Pause Option to the Prohibited position.
After completing the settings, press the button Apply and OK.
If you are confused in the settings or set them incorrectly, then click on the button Restore default settings and set up again.
Hybrid Sleep
If you need this mode, then to enable it, expand the item Dream -> Allow hybrid sleep, set the values:
From battery: On
From network: On
If you want to create your own, some kind of exoticpower management scheme, then return to the main window "Power Options" and click on the buttonCreation of a power management scheme. 
How to remove password prompt on wake up
If you need remove password prompt on wake up, return to the main window Power supply and click on the corresponding button - Require password on wake up,
We mark the item Don't ask for a password and click Save Changes.
Updated - 2017-01-25
In one of the articles, I already casually mentioned that how to set sleep mode, but I began to receive questions about how to do this in Windows 7. Therefore, I decided to devote a separate public to this issue. It's good that you are asking questions. At least I know what interests you the most. AT Windows XP all hibernation settings are in the same window Properties: Screen. I wrote about this in an article
What is sleep mode for? Previously, when monitors were cathode-beam, sleep mode was used so that the phosphor did not burn out. Monitor screens were covered with this substance to convert the energy absorbed by it into light radiation.
From long and constant work, the phosphor burned out, and the colors became dull and washed out. Moreover, this radiation was very harmful. That's why there was a need to turn off the monitor during a break in work or display a splash screen that prevents the phosphor from burning out quickly.
The second advantage of the sleep mode was and is that you can move away from your computer for a while and not be afraid that someone will accidentally or intentionally corrupt your files.
To do this, just set the time after which your computer, if you are not working on it, will automatically go into sleep mode. And you can exit sleep mode either by simply moving the mouse, or by using the password that you set to enter the system.
Unfortunately, I don't have a Windows XP computer handy right now, so I'll give you a description. , no screenshots. But under this description will be my video on this topic, which I edited earlier when I had Windows XP.
How to set up sleep mode in Windows XP
- Right-click on a free place from shortcuts and files in your desktop
- Select the last item from the drop down menu Properties
- In the opened window Properties: Screen go to tab Screensaver
- Go to the second half of the window and click the button Food
- In a new window, open the list in the windows with a small black arrow next to each entry and set the time interval after which you want your monitor, hard drive to turn off or hibernation.
Video - How to set up sleep mode in Windows XP:
How to set up sleep mode in Windows 7
In Windows 7, sleep mode is set up a little differently. More precisely, the settings themselves are in a completely different place, and you won’t find them so easily right away.
In order to get to them, you need to open the menu Start - Control Panel.
In the next window in the window Search(in the upper right corner) type the phrase " Sleep mode". You will have links Power supply, and Require password when waking from sleep mode.
Click on the entry Sleep setting.
In the new window, set the time after which your display will turn off or the computer will go into sleep mode. To do this, click on the small black triangle to the right of the function name.
Pay special attention to the function Require password on wakeup. If you set the value - Yes, then after you move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard, you will see a window asking you to enter a password.
The password will be the same as when logging into the operating system.
You can also set the exit from sleep mode with a password from the window Power supply.
In a new window, you will be able to customize the computer's front panel buttons. What value you set, this is the action they will perform when you click on them.
In order for you to be able to wake up with a password, set the switch to write Ask for a password.
Don't forget to save all your changes! Otherwise, your settings will be reset and you will think that your system is not working properly.
Video - How to set up sleep mode in Windows 7:
Now you know how to set up sleep mode. I hope they don't cause you any trouble.
When not using a computer or laptop for a while, the display turns off and there is a feeling that the machine is turned off. This alignment speaks of two situations, either the screen turned off, or the PC went into sleep mode. The given framework is not always satisfactory, and it is often required change hibernation time on windows 7.
A small digression. All modes are divided into 3 categories:
- Sleep mode (sleep) is the state of the PC in which there is no shutdown, but reduced power is supplied. All open objects continue to be saved in , which allows you to instantly continue working.
- . The entire contents of the RAM are merged onto the hard drive, then the power is turned off. The resumption of work takes much longer, but the battery savings increase. This is the difference between hibernation and sleep.
- Hybrid mode - combines the features of sleep and hibernation.
Ways to open the power option
To change the sleep transition time in Windows 7, there is an option called "power options", which can be found in 4 ways:
1. Click "start", in the search, enter "power" and select the item shown in the picture.
2. Hold down and copy into the “execute” command input window powercfg.cpl. Click OK or Enter.
3. The longest way. Go to the start menu, select "control panel". Make sure that the "view" field has large or small icons. In the list of Windows 7 options, find the "power options" option.
4. On a laptop, when you click on the button with the triangle icon in the tray, hidden icons will be displayed. Among them, find the icon in the form of a battery and a power plug, left-click on it. In the pop-up window, click on any of the 2 links at the bottom.
Change the sleep transition time
After choosing one of the methods, you will see the power consumption and sleep settings window in Windows 7 with adjustable configurations. In the window, click the link to switch to sleep mode, it is located on the left.
Here you will be prompted to change the setting of the installed power plan. In my case, this is the "energy saving" plan. You can always reset the default settings, so don't be afraid to experiment.
On the laptop you will see 2 columns:
- On battery
- Off the grid
Each column is given individual parameters. On a regular PC, respectively, there will be 1 column.
To reduce or increase the time to enter sleep mode and turn off the display, press the button opposite the corresponding option. Set your time frame and click "save changes".
If you always leave your PC idle for a long time, then select "never". This will disable hibernation on your Windows 7.
To set your own transition time, click the link for changing advanced settings.
In the We are interested in 2 sections:
- Screen
Click on "sleep", then on "sleep after" and set your own time to the nearest minute.
Click on "screen", then on "turn off the screen after" and also set the time interval.
You can set other parameters, but after the changes, be sure to click the "apply" button and OK.
Such manipulations can change hibernation time in windows 7. Mostly, sleep is of practical use on laptops or other devices that use a battery. On a desktop computer, this option is practically useless.
It's time to find out how hibernation differs from sleep mode. Many people face this issue, but not everyone understands the difference.
Standby or sleep mode reduces the power consumption of the computer to a minimum: peripherals are turned off, the keyboard remains functional (it returns the PC to normal operation), RAM and the processor in the lowest power mode. When turned on, Windows will be ready to continue working from the previous state for 3-5 seconds.
Sleep mode or hibernation in new versions of Windows - all data located in RAM is written to a special area of \u200b\u200bthe disk, the volume of which is equal to the amount of RAM, and the computer or laptop turns off. Switching on occurs for a maximum of ten seconds. When using hibernation, a laptop or computer can be disconnected from the network - data will not be lost.
Turn on hibernation
Before using the hibernation mode, it must be activated. Developers from Microsoft and authors of various assemblies of this system turn off the hibernation function in its configuration parameters due to the reservation of a space area on the system disk, the amount of which is equal to the amount of RAM. It is in this file that the contents of RAM are written.
- We go to the "Control Panel".
- Click on "System and Security".
- Select the Windows 8 tool called Power Options.
- Click on the button shown in the screenshot.
- Next, click on the link: "Change inaccessible ...".
- We scroll down the list, where the parameters for shutting down the computer are configured, and check the box "Hibernation Mode".
- Save the changes and restart the computer.
How to shut down your computer in one of the power saving modes
In order to switch to energy saving mode in Windows 8, we execute the following instruction:
- We move the cursor to the upper border located on the right side of the screen or call "Start".
- Click on the "Settings" button at the bottom.
- In the menu that appears, click on the inscription "Shutdown".
- In the drop-down menu with options for shutting down Windows, select "Hibernation" or "Sleep".
Configuration
Sleep and hibernation settings in Windows 8 are carried out in the same Power Options menu.
- We click on the "Settings" button of the power consumption mode used (depending on the device, its name may differ from what is displayed in the example).
- The "Setting power buttons ..." window will open, as shown in the screenshot.
In addition to the Start menu, you can shut down Windows by pressing the Power button or closing the laptop lid. Microsoft allows you to set the device to turn off automatically after a specified amount of time that the computer has been idle. But more on that later.
- We select the actions of the power buttons (and closing the lid when using a laptop) in the drop-down menu.
- After selecting the options, click "Save Changes".
- Even in this window, you can activate or vice versa disable the option to enter a password when the computer wakes up.
The last thing that is available to the user in the “Setting Power Options” window is to specify the time of inactivity of the PC, after which the monitor or laptop display will turn off in order to save electrical energy and the device will go into sleep mode. For portable device devices, these functions are divided into two groups: you can set intervals for the laptop to work on DC power or on battery power.
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Sleep mode is a low power consumption mode that allows you to quickly resume normal power consumption mode (usually within a few seconds) at the request of the user. Putting your computer to sleep is like pressing the Pause button on a DVD player: the computer immediately stops all operations and is ready to continue working at any time.
hibernation mode is a low power consumption mode designed primarily for laptops. When entering Sleep mode, all open documents and settings are stored in memory and the computer enters a low power consumption mode, while when entering Hibernation mode, all open documents and programs are saved to the hard disk and then the computer turns off. Of all the power-saving modes used in Windows, hibernation requires the least amount of power to maintain. If you do not plan to use your laptop for a long period of time and there is no way to recharge the battery, it is recommended that you put your laptop into hibernation mode.
Hybrid Sleep is a mode that is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep mode combines sleep mode and hibernation mode, because all open documents and programs are stored in memory and on the hard drive, and the computer is put into a low power mode. In the event of an unexpected power failure, the Windows operating system can easily recover data from a drive. If hybrid sleep is enabled, hibernation automatically puts the computer into hybrid sleep. On desktop computers, hybrid sleep is usually enabled by default.
The choice of mode is up to the user. This article will offer the option of disabling "Hibernation" and deleting the hiberfil.sys file
How to disable "Sleep Mode"?
To disable "Sleep Mode" do the following:
You can also turn off the sleep function. Select the item "" And in the window find the sleep mode and turn it off.
How to delete the hiberfil.sys file?
After disabling "Sleep Mode", you can delete the hidden file hiberfil.sys
File hiberfil.sys created by the operating system for hibernation to function. When the computer goes into sleep mode, Windows dumps the contents of RAM to the hard disk - to the hiberfil.sys file, and when it is turned on, it loads this file into memory. The file size is equal to the size of the RAM installed on the computer. Thus, by deleting this file, you can significantly add free space on your hard drive. But in Windows 7, even when Hibernation is disabled, the hiberfil.sys file is not deleted and remains on the hard drive. To delete this file, you must have Administrator rights. Click Start - Run, or keys Win + R, and enter the command
powercfg -hibernate -off or powercfg -h off
Click OK and reboot. If you need to return the hibernation function, then you can restore the hiberfil.sys file with the command
powercfg -hibernate -on or powercfg -h on
You can check whether or not the hiberfil.sys file is in the root of the disk by turning on show hidden files. Start - Control Panel - Folder Options - View
Select "" and uncheck "" do not forget to click Apply and OK. We open drive C and see that there is no hiberfil.sys file.
To hide the display of protected files, we return the items that were marked.
