Windows 10: Damage to the drive while Windows10 remains in sleep mode.

I have Windows10 in my laptop and I usually have a habit of keep it in sleep mode.The drive of my laptop has crashed twice in a month.My technician told that it is due to consumption of battery while Windows 10 do the updates in sleep mode too, due to which system gets shut down abruptly.Do downloads and updates continue while computer is in sleep mode and consume battery affecting drive?

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Sleep mode

Hi Adam,

For us to better assist with your issue on sleep mode, we'd like to ask a few questions.

• Have you made any updates to your computer before experiencing this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you refer to this thread and follow the answer of Andre
Da Costa to troubleshoot the issue with sleep mode missing.

You can also refer to this article that was
created by Andre Da Costa to enable sleep mode.

Looking forward to you response.

 

Windows10 update damaged something, attempting repair, some advise adv

They are Operating Systems that aren't based on MS/Windows code.
Ubuntu is a Linux Distro (there a lots of them).

You can run them from a CD/DVD/USB without installing them on your PC.
You can choose to install them if you want (for purposes of recovering your files you won't need to).

It will take a few minutes to boot a Linux Distro from an optical disc (installed versions are at least as fast as Windows though).
Note:
You may need to adjust the boot order in your BIOS/UEFI, if your PC won't boot from an optical disc (or USB) by default.

Once it has booted you should see a desktop similar to Windows (or Mac) depending on the Linux Distro you've used.

I have made some screenshots of my Linux Mint 18.3 (installed & customised) setup as a guide.
Running LM18.3 from a Live CD/DVD/USB will look different.

Step 1
Once the Desktop appears do one of these:

1. Double click on the Computer icon
2. Click the File Manager icon

Step 2
Browse to the folder that has your files
Even though it looks different to Windows it works basically the same
The left pane lists the drives/partitions on your machine
The right pane shows a directory/folder tree
You can double click on a folder to view its contents (the tree structure will start at the folder you clicked)


Step 3
Insert a USB HDD/Stick to save your files to.
The File Manager may open a new window showing the contents of your USB drive.
You may prefer to copy between windows in which case you can ignore Step 4 below.

Step 4
You can open a twin pane view to make transferring the files easier.

1. Go to the View menu and choose "Extra Pane"
2. Click in the new pane (right pane) and then click on your USB drive (in the left pane which is showing the drives/partitions on your machine)
3. Click in the pane (middle) that is showing the files/folders you want to save and select them

Step 5
The selection process is the same as Windows (i.e. you can use the Ctrl and Shift buttons to select multiple files).
Once you have selected the files/folders you want to save, simply drag them, or "Copy& Paste" them, into the USB drive pane/window.

 

sleep mode

Hi disgruntledWC,

There could be other settings on your computer that triggers your computer to go on sleep even though the sleep settings is set to never. To ensure that the sleep and display settings are properly set, I suggest that you look into the Advanced Power Settings.
Follow these steps:

• Open Control Panel and click Power Options.
• On your preferred plan, click Change plan settings.
• Click advanced power settings.
• Expand Sleep option, and make sure to set the following:

Sleep after : Never

Hibernate after : Never

5. Click Apply, then OK.

Please check also the screen saver option.

• Navigate to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.
• Click Screen saver settings.
• Set your Screen saver to None.
• Click Apply, then OK.

Once done, please observe if your computer still goes to sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity.

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards.