When you leave your Windows computer idle, its screen turns off automatically after a specific time. Windows turns off the screen in order to save power. If a task is running on your laptop, it will ...

Windows 11/10 allows users to turn off the monitor after a particular or preset time, allowing them to save power when running on battery. However, if the screen is not turning off after the specified ...

Turning off your screen in Windows can be a simple yet effective way to save power, reduce distractions, or create a more comfortable environment. Here are seven methods to quickly turn off your ...

Microsoft's default settings for Windows are designed to be helpful to the average person, but that's exactly what makes the defaults so unusable for most people. Because not one of us is average, and ...

Reader Shawn wrote in with this power pickle: I have a Dell Studio Laptop. When I turn off my computer, the power-button light stays on and blinks. The only way I can stop it from blinking is to ...

If you find that your Windows 11 PC keeps entering sleep mode too quickly and disrupts your workflow, you may want to disable the sleep feature. Disabling sleep mode in Windows 11 is a simple process, ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Microsoft is finally fixing the "Update and Shut Down" function on Windows, which has long been criticized for ...

There's no easy way to turn off notifications on all of your devices at once. If you want to turn off all your notifications, you'll need to disable them on each device individually. Most devices let ...

Microsoft Fixes 'Update and Shut Down' Bug That Doesn't Actually Turn Off Your PC The fix is arriving through the optional KB5067036 update for Windows 11 25H2, which Microsoft began rolling out last ...