Windows 10: A Few Basic Questions; Brand New User

Hello,

Thanks for previous help.
Sure is a lot to know.
Blame it on old age now.

A few questions, please:

a. How can I have the PC, when it is shut off entirely, also shut off the Monitor (entirely) ?

b. When not using overnight, is it "better" to let the PC go into sleep mode, or better to shut it off entirely ?
Has it been shown that one mode is better for the PC's HD (and other components too, possibly) life ?

c. How can I set the go-to-sleep time (when PC is inactive) on the PC ?

d. Where can I find Screensavers ? How do I install and run them in W10 ?

Much thanks,
Bob

:)

 

a few questions from a new user

Hi,



I've just switched to the Nokia 5800 from using a Blackberry. On the most part I'm reaaly glad that I did but I've got a few questions



1, Is there any way to have the screen permanently illuminated whilst it it connected to the charger? Great for media playback in the car because I can see what is playing/skip tracks quickly etc. also really useful at home because I can leave messaging
open and see what emails are arriving if my main machines are busy



2, Is there any way of knowing which connection my mail is using when it collects mail automatically? Connecting to to the internet allows me to choose



3, Alarms - is there any way to assign different tones to alarms? For example, I have set one tone which it seems all alarms use 'alarm/settings/clock alarm tone' Is there any way to set up something like an hourly 'bleep' whilst leaving the other alarm(s)
untouched?



4, Back to mail...Is there any way that I can tell the phone only to automatically check for mail when I am away from my home network? I've found the setting to only collect when at home but I would like the opposite



5, Contacts/address book.....is there any way to add the additional fields available (such as addresses, work phone numbers, work email etc) on Ovi to a contacts name if you input it via the phones keyboard?



Sorry if some of these questions have been answered a thousand times (I did try searching first) but I would appreciate any help/solutions people can offer



Cheers



Andy

 

a few questions from a new user

not sure now why i bothered posting......



another forum full of people whinging whilst being so self obsessed they don't have time to answer questions



man, you've got to love the internet

 

a: I don't know of any setting for this. Your monitor should be automatically shutting off completely when you shut down your PC.

b: For a laptop or tablet, sleep will continue to drain the battery - shutting down is better. For a desktop that you power from a wall outlet, I don't think it matters much, but you might save a couple of $ per month by shutting down.

c: Settings-->System-->Power and Sleep

d:Settings-->Personalization, Background, lock screen, colors-->themes-->theme settings (can also right-click on desktop background and select 'Personalize' to reach this). Screen savers selection is found in lower right of 'theme settings' screen

 

I don't believe this is true unless it's a laptop. On any desktop I've ever used, I have to manually turn off the display when I shutdown the computer.

 

To respond in my own way additionally to everyone else:

a. You cannot. Monitors are created where they will go into a type of 'sleep' mode which saves electricity. Granted, it consumes a TINY bit of energy, but it seems the past generation cannot get over the fact that they grew up being required to turn the monitor off manually, because it wouldn't on its own. Old habits die hard. My recommendation: let it be. It even makes it easier to turn your computer on and have the monitor come to life by itself.

b. Sleep mode, 100%. Microsoft recommends this method as well. Both methods will turn off the HDD/SSD anyway. Only real benefit I see is that sleep mode wakes the computer faster than a cold boot. I think MS mentioned something about wearing the PC down with constant bootups and shutdowns, but I'm not sure.

c. Tutorial on how to set power options here: Power Plan Settings - Change in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

d. Next to no one uses them any more. Sleep mode has replaced the need for them, and that is exactly why your monitor automatically goes to sleep after a time... instead of screen savers.

 

I guess sleepmode is the new thing these days. But I do know some people had some really cool screensavers back in the day.