Windows Vista saves energy with its new Power Plans and hybrid sleep mode

In addition to configuring the system to go into Hybrid Sleep mode after a period of inactivity, you can manually induce Hybrid Sleep from the Start menu. By default, clicking the orange, graphical shut down button, which appears at the bottom of the Start menu, will actually put the system into Hybrid Sleep mode. To really turn off the computer, you must access the Shut Down command which appears on a fly out menu, as shown here.

Conclusion
Windows Vista's Power Plans and hybrid sleep mode are designed to balance performance and power consumption. If you have comments or information to share about Windows Vista's Power Plans and Hybrid Sleep mode, please take a moment to drop by the Discussion area and let us hear.