corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWindows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that waywww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squarecircuscritic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI have one laptop running Windows and I just changed the BIOS/UEFI setting so that closing the display turns off the computer. Also handy for Linux distros with poor standby/sleep support.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoPretty drastic, I can imagine losing some work accidentally because of that (closing with improper connection to external monitor). Why not hibernate?
I have one laptop running Windows and I just changed the BIOS/UEFI setting so that closing the display turns off the computer.
Also handy for Linux distros with poor standby/sleep support.
Pretty drastic, I can imagine losing some work accidentally because of that (closing with improper connection to external monitor). Why not hibernate?