Hybrid Sleep mode is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination of
Sleep and
Hibernate modes; it places any open documents and programs into memory and onto your hard drive and then places your computer into a low-power state so that you can quickly resume your work upon return.
When hybrid sleep is turned on,
putting your computer into sleep automatically puts your computer into hybrid sleep, so there is no special selection for you to make or setting to change to engage
Hybrid Sleep.
Hybrid Sleep is typically turned on by default on desktop computers and off by default on laptops. Check
Advanced Settings under
Power Options to view the settings.
Hybrid Sleep consumes about the same amount of power that
Sleep mode does.
Hibernation powers down the computer. One of the advantages of
Sleep (and
Hybrid Sleep) over hibernation is that external devices (e.g., mobile phones) can still be charged in sleep mode but will not charge in hibernation mode.
To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 10, go to
Start, and select
Settings >
System >
Power & sleep.
- Screen option - select the number of minutes your computer should wait before turning the screen off once the system becomes idle (no user input)
- Sleep option - select the number of minutes your computer should wait before putting it to sleep once the system becomes idle
- Additional power settings - Additional power settings
