Why aren’t my screen saver and display power timeouts activating?
My screen saver no longer starts automatically, and the setting that should turn the display off after a period of inactivity also does nothing. The screen stays on…
power management
HP Laptop Battery Drops from 100% to 50% in About an Hour
I bought an HP FD0xxx laptop yesterday, and the battery seems to be draining extremely quickly. I've already had to charge it four times today, and it drops…
How can I prevent my laptop from treating the lid as closed?
My HP Victus gaming laptop running Windows 11 intermittently behaves as though the lid has been closed. The built-in display and keyboard turn off, leaving the laptop usable…
Gigabyte G7 KF Shuts Down When Booting on Battery
My Gigabyte G7 KF is about three years old, and its battery still provides roughly two hours of use. It usually stays connected to a charger with the…
Why Is My iPad 6 Battery Draining Even While It’s Plugged In?
My sixth-generation iPad has started losing battery extremely quickly, and the percentage continues to drop even when it is connected to a charger. The drain is even worse…
Why does my Windows 11 laptop start draining its battery overnight?
For the past few days, my HP laptop stays at roughly the same battery level for several hours after I close it, then suddenly begins losing power around…
Why does my GPU and CPU run hotter on Fedora than on Windows 11?
I'm running Fedora 44 with KDE Plasma and comparing its temperatures with the same hardware on Windows 11. I configured LACT and CoolerControl, making sure CoolerControl does not…
Why Does My Laptop Become Extremely Slow When I Plug It In?
My older HP laptop occasionally becomes almost unusably slow immediately after I connect the charger. CPU usage rises from around 20% to roughly 98%, OBS recording performance drops…
PC freezes or becomes extremely slow after sitting idle for 10–15 minutes
I bought a custom-built PC with all new parts in December last year, and it has had this problem since day one. The system runs perfectly while I'm…
PC becomes extremely slow or nearly freezes after sitting idle for 10–15 minutes
I bought a custom-built PC with new components in December last year, and it has had this problem since the beginning. The system runs perfectly while I am…
Why Does My Computer Shut Down Instead of Sleeping?
My computer started shutting down whenever it tried to enter sleep mode after someone blew canned electronic duster into it while it was powered on. Instead of sleeping,…
Does the Windows High Performance Power Plan Improve Desktop Performance?
Has anyone seen measurable benefits from deploying the Windows High Performance power plan, including disabling CPU core parking and other power-saving features? I'm also interested in practical ways…
HP EliteBook 845 G11 Internet Connection Keeps Dropping and Running Slowly
I have an HP EliteBook 845 G11 running the latest Realtek network driver, version 172538.exe. The internet connection sometimes stops working completely, then occasionally comes back after I…
Can I fully power off an NVMe SSD without removing it?
I want to disable my NVMe drive and only turn it on when I actually need it. At the moment it receives power whenever the computer starts, even…
Wi-Fi disappears whenever I launch a game while my laptop is plugged in
For the past month or longer, my laptop's Wi-Fi adapter stops working as soon as I open almost any video game. This happens with both a game launched…
Will Switching to Linux Improve My Laptop’s Battery Life?
I have an older laptop whose battery used to last about six hours on Windows, but now it gets closer to three or four hours. I mainly use…
Why does my USB-C monitor disconnect only from my personal laptop?
I have two laptops connected directly to the same Samsung monitor using USB-C to USB-C. My work laptop can duplicate its display for hours without any issues, but…
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth disconnect whenever my laptop enters sleep mode
I recently bought a Lenovo LOQ 15AHP10, and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth disconnect every time the laptop goes to sleep. They reconnect automatically as soon as it wakes,…
Does Linux Usually Get Better or Worse Battery Life Than Windows?
I saw someone claim that laptop battery life and battery-cycle longevity are generally better on Windows than on Linux. That seems counterintuitive, so how does it actually compare…
Does Linux Usually Get Better or Worse Battery Life Than Windows?
I saw someone claim that laptop battery life and battery-cycle longevity are generally better on Windows than on Linux. That seems counterintuitive to me, since Linux can be…