The feature has its benefits, but the downsides far outweigh them.
Sleep, hibernate, and shut down all behave differently. Newer PCs support "Modern Standby", a state that's different from traditional sleep. Shutting down your computer may actually be faster than ...
Modern standby is the sleep state most newer PCs go into when you tell them to sleep. It cuts power to the display and CPU, but allows for minimal background processes to continue, so you can have ...