How does a Windows 8.1 tablet (not Windows RT) sleep?

I have been using Android and iOS devices. I really have not cared how they sleep, because it is transparent. That is, I as the user, do not need to care about whether it is on or sleep, because if I play a music or connect to a messenger, they keep playing
or stay connected even though I turn off the screen.
Now, traditional desktop Windows determines idle time by keyboard/mouse input. If there is no keyboard/mouse input, the computer sleeps no matter how many CPU-intensive applications are running, unless the application explicitly prevents the system from
sleeping. Unlike Android/iOS devices, Windows desktop sleep means stopping everything, as far as I know. It is as if the system is turned off, but the RAM content is being preserved.
I am curious about how Windows tablets (not RT, but real Windows 8.1) behave. If I turn off the screen, the system sleeps as in the sense of desktop Windows? Or do they work like Android/iOS devices?
In short, do Windows 8.1 tablets sleep in a special way, or in the tradition desktop way?

Hi Jeong,
If you turn off the screen of Windows 8.1 tablet,the system won't enter into sleep mode.
It just mean the screen has been turn off.
I suggest that you refer to the following article  to understand the sleep mode.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/how-shut-down-turn-off-pc
Regards,
Kelvin Xu
TechNet Community Support

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