Does Putting Your Computer To Sleep Stop Downloads
09.09.2019
- Should You Let Your Computer Sleep
- How To Download While In Sleep Mode Windows 10
- How To Download In Sleep Mode Windows 10
The bottom line: When you’re done working for the moment — or for the day — put your computer to sleep instead of shutting it down. You save power, you save time, and you don’t risk any.
How to Put Your Computer to Sleep in Windows 10
Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and you’re instantly back to where you left off. You don’t have to worry that you'll lose your work because of your battery draining because Windows automatically saves all your work and turns off the PC if the battery is too low. Use sleep when you’re going to be away from your PC for just a little while – like when you’re taking a coffee break.
For a lot of PCs (especially laptops and tablets), your PC goes to sleep when you close your lid or press the power button.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to put your local Windows 10 PC to sleep- Option One: To Sleep Computer from Start Menu
- Option Two: To Sleep Computer from Win+X Quick Link Menu
- Option Three: To Sleep Computer from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows Dialog
- Option Four: To Sleep Computer from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen
- Option Five: To Sleep Computer from Sign-in Screen
- Option Six: To Change PC Sleep After in Power Options
- Option Seven: To Sleep Computer from Power Buttons and Lid
- Option Eight: To Change PC Sleep After in Settings
To Sleep Computer from Start Menu
1. Open the Start menu, click/tap on the Power button, and click/tap on Sleep. (see screenshots below)
To Sleep Computer from Win+X Quick Link Menu
1. Open the Win+X Quick Link menu, click/tap on Shut down or sign out, and click/tap on Sleep. (see screenshot below)
OR
2. Press the Win+X keys, press U, and press S.
Should You Let Your Computer Sleep
To Sleep Computer from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows Dialog
1. Click/tap on your desktop to make it the current focused (active) window, and press the Alt+F4 keys.
2. Select Sleep in the drop down menu, and click/tap on OK or press Enter. (see screenshots below)
How To Download While In Sleep Mode Windows 10
To Sleep Computer from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen
1. Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys, click/tap on the Power button, and click/tap on Sleep. (see screenshot below)
To Sleep Computer from Sign-in Screen
1. While on the sign-in screen, click/tap on the Attachment 22614 Power button, and click/tap on Sleep. (see screenshot below)
To Change PC Sleep After in Power Options
This option is to specify how long in minutes your PC will wait with no user activity before automatically sleeping.
1. Open your Power Options.
2. Expand open Sleep and Sleep after, specify either never sleep or how many minutes to sleep after, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
To Sleep Computer using Power Buttons and Lid
This option is to specify what your computer does when you close the lid and/or press the power buttons.
1. Open your Power Options.
2. Expand open Power buttons and lid, specify what action (ex: Sleep) you want for Lid close action (ex: for laptops), Power button action, and Sleep button action, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
To Change PC Sleep After in Settings
This option is to specify how long in minutes your PC will wait with no user activity before automatically sleeping.
How To Download In Sleep Mode Windows 10
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2. Click/tap on Power & sleep on the left side, and select what you want in the on battery and plugged in drop down menus for Sleep on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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