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Standby/Sleep mode.

[1] Are Standby and Sleep the same thing?
[2] I don't want to turn off the SP2 after every use. So I just press the power button at the upper corner. Sometimes, I forget to press the button, and instead just fold up the power cover against the screen. Is the result the same either way?

Thanks!
 

jollywombat

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By default, yes, both of those will result in sleep mode for the surface.

You can change the behavior in the power options if you wish.
 

jnjroach

Administrator
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The Surface Pro and Pro 2 supports the following Power States:

Power On (S0)
Power Off (S5)
Sleep (S3) (this is sometimes referred to as Standby)
Hibernate (S4)

The Surface RT, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 3 supports the newer Power State:

Connected Standby (S0iX) - This is modified for the SP3 which allows for (S4)
Power-off (S5)
 
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