How to modify the shutdown and sleep functions of Windows 8 and RT

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One of the options that has always come by default on a laptop is the action that occurs when folding its screen, or even when doing nothing for a while. That the equipment is suspended to save energy, being able to continue from where we were by displaying the screen or making some movement on it to let the operating system understand that we have already returned ."

But of course, it may happen that what comes by default is not what suits us, that is why we are now going to explain how to modify the shutdown functions and suspension of Windows 8 and RT, whether we use a laptop or a tablet with the new Microsoft OS.

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To begin with, as almost always when we want to make changes to the system, the first thing to do is go to Control Panel We have several accesses to go to it, but in this case one of the most direct is to right-click (or hold down if we use touch control) on our computer from the Windows 8 and RT desktop menu, and click on Properties. It will take us directly to the System section of our team to see its basic information. This section is within the System and security section, and it is precisely where we will have to go to select another section, the Power Options Here our first stop."

How to modify the shutdown and sleep functions in Windows 8 and RT

From this section we can easily control the actions when pressing the start/stop button and al close lid, both on battery and AC power.In case we want to adopt a more economical measure when we are working with battery, making the laptop/tablet go to sleep when folding it, or even turn it off directly without having to worry about anything else. In addition, to reinforce the security issue, we can make the device ask us for our password every time it is reactivated after a suspension.

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It may also be the case, as we anticipated at the beginning, that we do not want the equipment to make the default shutdown and suspension options. If we want to change these actions we can tell the team not to do anything>"

"In short, we can play with the options Do nothing, Suspend>"

Change power plan settings

"If, in addition, we want to control the power plan of our equipment when we are on battery or with alternating current, we can do it from another section of the Power Options, going to Edit plan settings.Although this time the variables will be very different, since they will be based on time, from one minute to five hours, or never. In case we don&39;t want to sacrifice the dimming and brightness of the screen thinking about saving energy, which is also possible."

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An interesting option, and one that goes very well with what was explained above, is to put the computer in a state of suspension when spend a certain time, either with battery (the most recommended) or with alternating current. Here, for example, it does not matter that in the previous section we have marked Do nothing>"

To curl the loop, we can change the advanced power settings from the penultimate option in this section, controlling everything we've seen now, and much more, but in a summarized way. We can even indicate what the critical battery level will be, in case we like the risk.

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