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Hibernate mode Vs Sleep Vs Hybrid sleep.

Which one would you chose?

  • Sleep Mode.

    Votes: 11 36.7%

  • Hibernate Mode.

    Votes: 2 6.7%

  • Hybrid sleep Mode.

    Votes: 5 16.7%

  • I don't use them. / Other.

    Votes: 12 40.0%
  • Total voters
    30
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Hi there.

So, let's do this easy.

I have never used none of those power mode, but for some reason i would like to give it a try.

All advices are welcome.
 
I normally just use sleep mode, though when I'm at my parent's house, I will use hibernate just because it doesn't matter if we have a blackout
 
I don't use it.
I do have "fast startup" enabled though. (or is it one of those?)...
 
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Sleep(when it works properly). I find that Often sleep mode can have issues functioning properly due to varying conflicting settings and hardware related issues . Whether it be waking up on its own randomly( which often can be due to having a mouse set to wake the PC and mice tend to be very sensitive so even the slightest vibration or bump can be the culprit),or immediately waking up after being put into sleep . But if you have it set up properly and there's no conflicts that cause these type of issues ,then it's a great function, and a far better alternative to total shutdown for some.
 
I dont use any so i voted "other"
 
powercfg -h off

it's one of my essential things I do after install... it causes funny driver problems sometimes... And I also never use sleep... proper shutdown and power on, call me old...
 
jboydgolfer said:
Sleep
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But so far as i have understood sleep mode in most of the cases you use it let's say when you won't use your PC for a short time, but what is it short time? 1 hour 2 or 3?
 
I usually choose "shut down" option on my PC. A few times I put my PC in "sleep" mode, but only when I planned to resume working on it after an hour or two. On laptop during my college days I used "sleep" option far more often, even overnight.
 
I don't use any of them due to issues that have popped up in the past. I also do not travel with my laptops, so they stay on all the time. As for my desktop, I leave the system running, and just turn off the screen.

Do you want a " Don't use it/Other" added to the poll?
 
Bad question. Not specific enough.

Hibernate is for notebooks, not PCs. And it is important to note the OS used too. Windows 10 with DDR4 is designed take special advantage of the hybrid sleep mode. Previous versions of Windows and DDR3 don't provide the same capability.

Hybrid sleep is primarily for desktop PCs and this is what I use and recommend. With DDR4 and W10 your RAM goes into a low-voltage state and maintains much of what was in memory during the hybrid sleep period. This allows the computer to wake that much faster. Having an SSD helps too.

I never "shutdown" my computers, except to tear them down to lug outside for cleaning, or other maintenance. I never reboot, except when some update requires it.

My normal routine is to use my computers several hours every morning, then I let them go into hybrid sleep until the next morning (or whenever I need to get back on).

I have them set to turn off my displays after 10 minutes, then put the computer to sleep after 15.

For the record, I am the bottleneck when waking the computer. When I wiggle the mouse or press a key, the computer wakes immediately, as do my monitors. Then they sit and wait for me to enter my password.
 
Bill_Bright said:
Bad question. Not specific enough.

Hibernate is for notebooks, not PCs. And it is important to note the OS used too. Windows 10 with DDR4 is designed take special advantage of the hybrid sleep mode. Previous versions of Windows and DDR3 don't provide the same capability.

Hybrid sleep is primarily for desktop PCs and this is what I use and recommend. With DDR4 and W10 your RAM goes into a low-voltage state and maintains much of what was in memory during the hybrid sleep period. This allows the computer to wake that much faster. Having an SSD helps too.

I never "shutdown" my computers, except to tear them down to lug outside for cleaning, or other maintenance. I never reboot, except when some update requires it.

My normal routine is to use my computers several hours every morning, then I let them go into hybrid sleep until the next morning (or whenever I need to get back on).

I have them set to turn off my displays after 10 minutes, then put the computer to sleep after 15.

For the record, I am the bottleneck when waking the computer. When I wiggle the mouse or press a key, the computer wakes immediately, as do my monitors. Then they sit and wait for me to enter my password.
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I took in consideration your advice about Hybrid mode.




To make it works is it just enough to activate it or do i need to do some others settings?


Hybrid mode.jpg
 
Knoxx29 said:
To make it works is it just enough to activate it or do i need to do some others settings?
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Nope, that's it. Well, you may need to reboot, but I don't think so.
 
Bill_Bright said:
Nope, that's it. Well, you may need to reboot, but I don't think so.
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It was enabled :D

So, when i go to start - shutdown and press Sleep is it in Hybrid sleep mode instead sleep?
 
Not sure, but I would assume so. I just let mine go to sleep.
 
Bill_Bright said:
Not sure, but I would assume so. I just let mine go to sleep.
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I found an article where it says that if Hibernate mode it is not enabled Hybrid mode may not work properly, but i don't know if that is true because as said before i have never use it.
 
I would like to see that article. I can tell you in my power options under Sleep > Hibernate after, mine is set to "Never" and hybrid works fine here.
 
I don't know what version of Windows that is, but it is not current. And if you look at that image, it shows "On battery" and "Plugged in" settings. I see those on my notebook (which has a battery) not my PC (which doesn't).

So I say ignore that article and try it. You can always change the settings later.
 
I use sleep on my laptop, I just shut down my main computer if I want it off. I disable hibernation on any computer with an SSD system drive.
 
@Knoxx29 , hybrid sleep used to have problems only with some ACPI drivers. It did not involve hibernation mode directly, like many "tech websites" assumed.

I use hybrid sleep, cause I do have occasional power outages, and my UPS is not very reliable (time for a new one). I only shut down my PC at night. The rest of the time I put it to sleep.
So far I had no problems with Hybrid Sleep, except one customer laptop. I think it was ASUS K53S, and it suffered with sleep and hibernation on all OSes, excluding Ubuntu 16.04.
My old x58 rig also had some hiccups in Win10, but nothing critical or annoying.
 
silentbogo said:
@Knoxx29 , hybrid sleep used to have problems only with some ACPI drivers. It did not involve hibernation mode directly, like many "tech websites" assumed.

I use hybrid sleep, cause I do have occasional power outages, and my UPS is not very reliable (time for a new one). I only shut down my PC at night. The rest of the time I put it to sleep.
So far I had no problems with Hybrid Sleep, except one customer laptop. I think it was ASUS K53S, and it suffered with sleep and hibernation on all OSes, excluding Ubuntu 16.04.
My old x58 rig also had some hiccups in Win10, but nothing critical or annoying.
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From now on i will use the Hybrid sleep mode and let's hope it works as it should.
 
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