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  2. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Windows 10 mirrors Windows 8 as noted by Microsoft. [3] Windows 10's hibernation algorithm is solid-state drive optimized. This behavior is carried over to Windows 11. Hibernation is often underused in business environments as it is difficult to enable it on a large network of computers without resorting to third-party PC power management ...

  3. Sleep mode - Wikipedia

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    The feature saves the contents of volatile memory to the system hard disk each time the Mac enters Sleep mode. The Mac can instantaneously wake from sleep mode if power to the RAM has not been lost. However, if the power supply was interrupted, such as when removing batteries without an AC power connection, the Mac would wake from Safe Sleep ...

  4. PC power management - Wikipedia

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    Apple's macOS includes idle and sleep configuration settings through the Energy Saver System Preferences applet. [4] Likewise, Linux distributions include a variety of power management settings and tools. [5] There is a significant market in third-party PC power management software offering features beyond those present in the Windows operating ...

  5. Hang (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Hangs have varied causes and symptoms, including software or hardware defects, such as an infinite loop or long-running uninterruptible computation, resource exhaustion , under-performing hardware , external events such as a slow computer network, misconfiguration, and compatibility problems. The fundamental reason is typically resource ...

  6. Restart the computer and close programs on Mac - AOL Help

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    1. Click the Apple menu, and then click Shut Down.. Note: Wait for 20 seconds, and then turn on the computer. 2. On the keyboard, hold down the Command and Option keys, and then tap the esc key.

  7. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    3. Click Windows Firewall. 4. On the General tab, select the Off (not recommended) option, and then click OK. 5. Close the Windows Security Center window. 6. Close the Control Panel window. Note: To reactivate the Windows XP SP 2 Firewall, repeat steps 1 to 3. On the General tab, select the On (recommended) option, and then click OK.

  8. Boot Camp (software) - Wikipedia

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    A Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard installation disc or Mac OS X Disc 1 included with Macs that have Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard preinstalled; this disc is needed for installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware; 10 GB free hard disk space (16 GB is recommended for Windows 7)

  9. Wake-on-LAN - Wikipedia

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    Modern Mac hardware supports WoL functionality when the computer is in a sleep state, but it is not possible to wake up a Mac computer from a powered-off state. Mac OS X Snow Leopard and later support WoL, which is called Wake on Demand. On laptops, the feature is controlled via the macOS System Settings Battery panel, in the Options pop-up window.