Battery

Sleep vs Hibernate vs Shutdown: What Changes on a Laptop

Closing a laptop lid can make the computer appear to be off, yet opening it again may restore your work almost immediately. Choosing Shut down produces a different result, and some computers also offer hibernate. These states can look similar because the screen goes dark in each case. Underneath, however, they preserve your working session in different ways. That affects how much power the laptop continues to use, how quickly it can resume, and what happens if the battery runs out.