Put Your Computer On Standby To Save Electricity Consumption

If you're not using your computer for more than 2 hours up to 6 hours, you can save electricity consumption by selecting standby mode in your computer. For Windows users, you can do this by:

1. Pres Start menu, click Shut Down and select Stand By mode. After you click it, the computer will goes standby (or sleep mode). It will wake up if you press any button on the keyboard or shaking your mouse up and down.

2. Press Alt + F4 key. A shut down menu box will appear, just like when you press Shut Down button on the start menu. Select Stand By button to put the compputer in energy saving mode, or known as sleep mode as described above.

This technique is suitable if you want to start your computer immediately without turning it off. However, if your antivirus software has downloaded an update it needs a restart, you're recommended to shut down your computer for antivirus database changes to take effect when you press power button on the restart process.