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CONNECTED STANDBY
Connected Standby is configured by the user and allows the operating system to
initiate and respond to network access requests. This allows prescribed functions and
applications to reach out to servers and update content (for example, Outlook,
OneDrive data synch, and so on) or respond to incoming requests (for example, voice
over IP phone calls, Instant Messaging, and so on).
When enabled, Connected Standby will consume higher power as it will allow for
more applications to periodically wake the system up and connect to servers for
data.
DISCONNECTED STANDBY
Disconnected Standby is configured by the user and disables the operating system’s
capability to initiate and receive network traffic during sleep state operations. This
configuration will improve the system’s total power configuration but may introduce
missed network operations and functions due to the inability to receive calls/IMs,
and so on.
CONFIGURING CONNECTED VERSUS DISCONNECTED STANDBY
The user can configure Connected or Disconnected Standby through the Settings
option in the Power and Sleep section for Network Connection.
Modern Standby Configuration
• Setting this configuration to Never sets the system to Connected Standby
when on battery.
• Setting this configuration to Always, the system will configure the system to
Disconnected Standby.
• Setting this configuration to Managed by Windows, the operating system
determines based on current battery availability and software installation to
enable Connected Standby