This happens when "energy save"
- The mode "power save", under Windows XP as a "Standby" known, reduces the energy consumption to the Minimum. It just consumes so much electricity that the memory can hold the data of the current session for retrieval.
- Advantage: The Computer switches off very quickly, and wakes up again relatively quickly from the power save mode. This is possible as the current session remains in memory and not on the hard disk will be overwritten.
- The disadvantage is that The Computer continues to consume electricity. This can lead, especially in the case of Laptops at a surprisingly fast empty battery. The Computer is in "power save"mode crashes or the power goes out, you will lose all previously saved content.
- Select save in the "energy", if you don't want to use your Computer for a short time and then back on quickly to Him trying to access.
Windows 8: saving energy
This happens in the "resting state"
- Put the Computer in hibernate mode, the current session into the file hyberfil.sys saved. The Computer is using then no power. In the case of a restart, the session is loaded again. The Computer is needed for the shutdown a little longer than usual, waking up from hibernation is faster than a reboot.
- Advantage: The Computer consumes in the idle state, no power. The complete session can be saved and later continued without the power. Especially in the Laptop so there is still room for an empty battery to save.
- The disadvantage is that The Computer takes significantly longer to Wake up from hibernation than from Standby.
- You don't use your Computer for several hours and want to save the current session, or when the battery is on your Laptop tight, you should opt for hibernation mode.
Comments to save energy and hibernation
- In both modes, the network connections are separated, such as, for example, the connection to the Internet. A program runs in the Background, this is stopped also. A Virus you can't catch up.
- Drive your Computer out of convenience, not only in the state of rest, but you can drive this and download. Just so Windows can make Changes to the System and the memory empty. You can only switch to sleep mode, it will slow down your System quickly.
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