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Windows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that way (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] paraphrand 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can anyone explain how this is different from Power Nap on Macs? I’ve never heard anyone upset about that.

[–] Aux 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

LTT had a great video on that. Basically Windows has a bug which sometimes prevents this sleep mode from working correctly and that nukes battery life. Microsoft has promised a fix, but apparently it's not resolved still. In theory it should work exactly the same as Power Nap. It sometimes does, but sometimes - not so much.

P.S. Power Nap used to be buggy as well, but Apple fixed it years ago.

[–] Wrench 7 points 1 year ago

Decades old bugs aren't uncommon on Microsoft products.

[–] paraphrand 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the details! When Power Nap was new I didn’t have a Mac that could use it. I think it used newer Intel tech than what my Mac had at the time IIRC.