

To configure Vista to go into Sleep mode automatically, select Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, Power Options. (You can also click the arrow beside the Lock button and then click Sleep.) Vista saves the current state and shuts off the computer in a few seconds.įigure 6.5 Click the Sleep button to quickly shut down your computer and save your work. To launch Sleep mode by hand, open the Start menu and click the Sleep button, shown in Figure 6.5.As in Standby, you resume from Sleep mode within just a few seconds.As in Hibernate, Sleep mode shuts down your computer, except it maintains power to the memory chips so that it can preserve the contents of RAM for when you restart.As in both Standby and Hibernate, Sleep mode preserves all your open documents, windows, and programs.

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Most Windows Vista computers are configured to go into Sleep mode after a certain amount of idle time.
