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InstantGo, also known as InstantOn or Modern Standby (formerly Connected Standby), [1] is a Microsoft specification for Windows 8 (and later) hardware and software that aims to bring smartphone-type power management capabilities to the PC platform, as well as increasing physical security.
On PCs that enable Modern Standby, Hybrid sleep feature is unavailable. In older versions prior to Windows Vista, sleep mode was under-used in business environments as it was difficult to enable organization-wide without resorting to third-party software. [3] As a result, these earlier versions of Windows were criticized for wasting energy. [4]
Windows 11 is the latest major release of the Windows NT operating system and the successor of Windows 10. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 10, and further changes in older features have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 11. Following is a list of these.
In Windows XP only, there is a "Shut Down" menu that provides access to Standby, Hibernate, Turn off, Restart, Log Off, and Switch User. This is because, by default in Windows XP, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete opens the Task Manager instead of opening a dialog that provides access to the Task Manager in addition to the options mentioned above.
The "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen in Windows NT 4.0. Unlike Windows 9x and later NT releases, most of the essential computer peripherals are working normally, so the user can opt to restart instead of powering off their computer. The "It's now safe to power off the system" screen in Windows 10 and 11.
New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps; New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar [b] Update to the Wi-Fi password dialog; Improvements to the Settings app [b] New section for touch screen edge gestures; New detach VHD button in properties of attached VHD
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As of November 2024, Windows 11, accounting for 35% of Windows installations worldwide, [20] is the second most popular Windows version in use, with its predecessor Windows 10 still being the most used version in virtually all countries (with Guyana being an exception, where Windows 11 is the most used [21]), with it globally at over 2 times ...