
Shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC - Microsoft Support
When you’re ready to make your PC sleep, just press the power button on your desktop, tablet, or laptop, or close your laptop’s lid. On most PCs, you can resume working by pressing your …
Power settings in Windows 11 - Microsoft Support
To learn how to change the screen and sleep settings on your Windows device: To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > …
Troubleshoot problems waking computer from sleep mode
If pressing the Sleep key again does not resolve this, try each of the following methods in the order in which they are presented and determine whether the problem still exists before you try …
Configure a Screen Saver in Windows - Microsoft Support
Oct 14, 2025 · Sleep mode consumes significantly less power than running a screen saver and allows your computer to quickly resume where you left off. To learn more, see How to adjust …
Learn more about energy recommendations - Microsoft Support
This will set your device to go to sleep as soon as it detects you are no longer near the device, helping you to prolong battery life and save energy by not running the device when you are not …
How to use alarms and timers in the Clock app in Windows
To respond to an alarm, select Snooze, or Dismiss the alarm to stop it entirely. If you need to change the time zone of your clock, go to Settings > Time & Language > Date & time. Use the …
Surface device power states - Microsoft Support
Learn how to turn your Surface on, shut it down, restart and wake it, and put it into different power saving states. For general info about these power states and to learn how to change them, see …
Change the power mode for your Windows PC - Microsoft Support
Learn how to change the power mode on your Windows PC to preserve your battery, limit notifications, and background activity.
Quiet time in Microsoft Teams for mobile devices
Set a quiet time schedule for Microsoft Teams across one or multiple mobile devices.
Learn about performance features in Microsoft Edge
How do I change the amount of time before a tab goes to sleep? Go to Put inactive tabs to sleep after the specified amount of time, choose the length of time that's best for you from the list.