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Question from Keegan: I recently updated my PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
With Windows 10 I had the power mode set to “Best Performance”, but I can’t figure out how to change it in Windows 11.
I could be imagining things, but it seems like Microsoft made a lot of changes to the Windows interface.
How do I set my computer’s power setting to “Best Performance” now that Windows 11 is on it? [Read more…]
Question from Brad: I have a Dell laptop with Windows 10 and it has a problem that’s driving me up the wall.
Ever since it installed the latest Windows Update it’s been going into sleep mode every time the machine is idle for exactly two minutes (I timed it).
I’ve went through the power settings several times and changed every setting that could possibly place the machine in sleep mode to make it go to sleep after 45 minutes.
But still it goes to sleep after just two minutes. It’s like Windows 10 is completely ignoring my power settings!
Can you tell me how to fix this?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]