How I disabled ‘fast startup’ on my Windows 11 laptop to stop overnight battery drain
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Sleep, hibernate, and shut down all behave differently. Newer PCs support “Modern Standby”, a state that’s different from traditional sleep. Shutting down your computer may actually be faster than restarting it. Have you ever put your laptop in your bag, only to pull it out and find it’s hot and the battery is drained, even though you put it to sleep? Turns out Win...





