Restart vs. Shutdown: Which is the Best for Your Computer's Health? - Byte Size Tech

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[@reactions5783]

For Windows 11 systems with SSDs, I permanently disable "Fast Start" and then I just Shutdown every day. "Control Panel" > "Hardware and Sound" > "Power Options" ... "Change what the power buttons do" Click: "Change settings that are currently unavailable", Then uncheck: "Turn on fast startup"

[@hellspirit2727]

Make sure you disable the fast boot option in the control panel. If you do so, shutting down and powering on is like a restart.

[@Trifler500]

This is what I do

[@alphasixty1316]

If you do use fast boot, restart after a shutdown.

[@chrispittmanComputing]

You should restart vs shutdown to refresh the Kernel and clear out memory. Fast boot in windows will sometimes allow issues to continue if you just do a shutdown. I do a restart ever couple of days and by doing so I see a whole lot less gremlins.

[@azjeep]

When building a new pc one of the 1st things i do is turn off fast boot ... too many times it has created headache for me

[@bwcbiz]

A very important point: a fast boot shutdown isn't a real shutdown and reduces or eliminates any value of a "Shutdown" from the Windows Start Menu.

[@shyguy69uk]

I always turn off fastboot, doesn't make a massive difference with modern ssd's anyway

[@atomicfrijole7542]

Don't use fastboot. Always shutdown. All problems solved.

[@shyguy69uk]

@NonSlimy I'd rather wait, for the difference in speed with modern systems it doesn't make that much difference anymore anyway

[@hexacarbide268]

Things are so much better now. And its easy to tell if there is a problem now compared to normal.

[@mistermudpie]

Unless the 10-15 seconds it takes nowadays to get from power off to the desktop is too much to bear, or it has some function that it needs to be performing constantly, just turn off your computer when you're done with it for the day.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

True. This made me remember the old days where it would take minutes to boot off HDD, so I'd usually watch tv/grab a coffee than come back to the room. It's close to instant now.

[@martinkrutz5698]

Restart is alway better, as most shutdowns by default do not shut down, it goes into a modem day sleep to allow quicker start ups. I reconfigure all of my personal computers to shut down completely when hitting shut down button. Also helps keeps a clean system on my gaming rigs

[@pezmet012]

this is the way.

[@ElladanKenet]

Hey Tech. I'm 33, a bit younger than you, but old enough to remember PCs in the 90s. In fact, my mom worked for a hospital and did transcription and data input for a hospital (still does, but for a new one), and she had a PC at home in 1990, which as I'm sure you know, was pretty rare! Needless to say, I was introduced to computers pretty early, and I gradually caught on and learned a bunch of stuff about them. For better or worse, a lot of those old habits have stuck around. Now, for me personally, my bedroom is a huge rectangle, that really should've been two rooms, but the home developer was a bit insane. Anyway. So my personal PC/officer is also in my bedroom. And though mostly quiet, I can still hear my PC even when it's idle, so when I go to bed, I turn it off so it doesn't bug me. On days when I clock in and go to work, I also turn it off, because why waste the energy? But then I sometimes worry about how my PC might start up one day and maybe it'll have a tiny glitch, and restarts more or less fix all those small problems, so.... I just stay in the habit of turning it off when I'm done and turning it back on in the morning.

[@floycewhite6991]

Win 10-11 doesn't power off when you tell it to shut down. If you want it to power off when you click shut down, search for Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do > Change settings that are currently unavailable > uncheck Turn on fast startup. Oh how I remember reinstalling Win 98 regularly. I was so happy when a friend told me about Ghost. Nowadays, I use Clonezilla to make a drive image.

[@L.Scott_Music]

I do a Restart once a week if I remember to. But sometimes less. I almost never turn off my computer mostly for the reason that going from a cold state (physically cold, no power) to the shock of turning on is a point of wear on electronics. The Restart also clears out your system better than a Shut Down because Shut Down holds on to many things for a faster boot up. I only do a full shutdown when I have to work on the physical interior of my computer. I fully believe the reason my old system lasted for so long is because of this habit (over 12 years). My previous PSU died only because we got a German Shepard.

[@toecutter9372]

Ahhhh, the good ole’ days! My first was an IBM PCjr with a 286. I remember when my friend got his 486, I was so jealous. My systems stay on unless physical work or cleaning, otherwise just a restart when I update! Great video, thank you!

[@surfx4804]

Yea I remember all that old stuff. I am still with you on avoiding sleep and hibernate. On all my PCs I disable fast start, so shutdown does shut things down :) I do have a a laptop (12th gen intel win 11) that I just leave on and close the lid so it sleeps, and open the lid and carry on working. I think it has only needed a forced reboot once or twice. It gets a reboot every week or so I suppose. For work work I have an enterprise controlled Surface Book 3 and I always restart that as the fast start is enabled and I can't turn it off and the laptop does not do well going into different offices and at my home on shutdown.

[@crabbypaddy5549]

I shut my down my pc and unplug it every night. I had a Toshiba steelframed laptop u400 and I did not switch it off for 4 years...not a single issue. However when I eventually switched it off and restarted it the fan squeaked like a dying pig, so I replaced it. I still have it and it still working.

[@NttXenos]

I always disable hibernate and sleep. I never use them plus it takes some space on the main drive if u do use them. I shut it down daily as a matter of fact I never leave my pcs or laptop on when I am not there. These fast m.2 drives makes it that they turn on in like 30 seconds. I found that if u want your pc to work at its best u must restart it in case it was on before using it. It's just more reliable.

[@GearGolemTMF]

As a kid who’s first PC experiences were on Windows ‘95 and XP, I shut down out of habit when I’m not using the PC. When something on my machines starts acting wonky is when I manually restart. I do usually keep my pc on all day though and sleep when I’m not using it unless I leave the house. The past me has a mild hernia when I check friends/family’s computers and I see that the pc has been on longer than a week. A laptop sure since they don’t fully shut down. But my friend’s mom’s pc I built her was online for like 45 days last I checked.

[@tommyrotton9468]

It is complicated. Pros and Cons. Pro of turning off is computers are not infallible and can die if there is an imperfection in the hardware or software. Turning off prevents it reaching that point of no return. Hardware wears out over time when in use. Electric costs. Fire. I was informed by an electrical engineer that the part which is most likely to break any electronics is when you turn them on, so he never turned any of his electronic goods off. I remember the 90s and always turned off at night unless downloading. In the 2020 I no longer turn off my PC, I let the current monitor sleep but that is about it. Only part which did die in the 2010s was the monitor I used to turn off whilst the PC ran and some of the external HDD, they died too, but my newer made ones are still working well.

[@AndyMutz]

back in the Windows 9x days, I was swearing at the OS every single day! after a few days of uptime, 9x always became so laggy, it was downright unusable until a reboot. that all changed when I switched to Windows 2000. boy oh boy, was that a relief! weeks of uptime without any issues whatsoever. nowadays I only reboot my PCs when an update/program needs it, otherwise I just let them sleep. but I do disable fast startup on all of my PCs, because in my experience that causes more issues then it helps, in cases when one does use shutdown.

[@arcdtch]

One thing not everyone knows that Windows 10 and 11 by default have "Fast Startup" turned on. Meaning the only way to get a fresh boot is to restart unless you have gone into "Control Panel > Power Options > Chose what the power buttons do" and uncheck the box that says "Turn on fast startup". This will ensure you get a fresh boot from a restart or a full shut down. You can also see it in the "Up Time" in task manager because the clock will reset to 0.

[@FAFO101]

Bought 2 ewin racing chairs around 4 years ago, chaita being use every day still both like brand new, no color change no ripped leather nothing, who ever interested highly recommend.

[@pcallycat9043]

I’m old enough to remember when you had to park your disk heads to shut a computer off. Modern pc’s, assuming power management is configured and functioning, don’t need to be shut off. The sip power if they aren’t actively working. (Should also be noted that the answer depends on the operating system used). They do need to be rebooted after operating system updates so that there are no software/library mismatches causing crashes.

[@AC-dd3rb]

Ah Windows 95 so many fond gaming memories not so much fond user experiences. Like picking the right IRQ to get a games sound working etc. DOS games were like Commodore games so much inputting for so little reward at times. Coming from those makes you truly appreciative of how far things have come.

[@atomicfrijole7542]

There's nothing quite like being Bill Gates' personal beta tester. At least it came on CD. I used to install Windows 3.1 from 14 floppy disks.

[@franciscohiggerson9454]

i use hibernate instead of sleep mode and shutdown once a weak plus restarts depending of how many updates and if the systems is a little bit slow

[@marxmaiale9981]

Hibernate mode helped sooo much with people who insisted on closing laptop lids which then started the sleep nightmare.

[@TopHatCat1989]

When I don't use my computer I keep it shut down. Saves on electricity bills, plus in the summer it heats up my tiny apartment to an uncomfortable degree. I shut down my PC every night before going to sleep, and I mean complete shutdown, and it solves a lot of problems down the road.

[@KanHazKat]

I've gotten into the habit of not shutting down my pc because, like you, I learned back in the days of HDDs. You did mention doing a fresh install of Windows every time you upgrade. I can't remember the last time I re-installed Windows. I have so many games and other programs installed that it's a daunting task to take on. I plan to upgrade soon, Ryzen 7000 or 8000, and want to get another SSD. I think when I do this I'll end up re-installing the OS and taking on the task of re-installing everything. Maybe a video on how best to manage your games or how to easily transfer games would be nice to see.

[@rumblerina]

Sleep mode is a very nice compromise between shutting down and leaving it on. No heat from the PC and no long bootups

[@billj5645]

I've never gotten into using sleep mode. For my laptops I turn it on when I get ready to use it and it stays on until I know I'm through with it for the day. My work laptop did run 24/7 so it would be available if I needed it while I was out of the office, but now that we are both in the office I shut it off before I leave. The same with my personal desktop- I turn it on when I need to use it and it stays on until I'm through with it for the day which is usually late at night. I've owned desktop machines that I left running 24/7 but I had problems with the fans in those and with the bearings in hard drives. My next desktop will be all SSD so the only motors will be in the fans, I'm thinking about going back to running it 24/7. I remember in the old days probably right after Win95 came out that people were astounded that their PC could run multiple days without being restarted.

[@Bdot888]

A couple coworkers wouldnt turn off their pcs when they left work for the day. We ended up getting hacked and had our server down for 5 days. I always turn off my pc when im done with it out of habit, be it my home pc or work pc

[@stevenwex8966]

Shut it down, flick off the power supply, turn off the switch on the power board, switch off the wall outlet, and finally going outside and turn off the inverter. Should I unplug it from the wall as well?

[@drfeelgood12]

I shut down my gaming PC whenever I stop using it. Sometimes multiple times a day. AM5 boot times are still lengthy but I just don't feel comfortable leaving a powerful machine idling for no reason

[@platterjockey]

Think about this: major corporations and the government keep their computers on 24/7.

[@drfeelgood12]

@@kevinsedwards for what? To look at the rgb? I turn off the lights when I leave the room 🤣

[@drfeelgood12]

@platterjockey well if the government does it, I most definitely will hit the shutdown button even harder

[@floycewhite6991]

@@platterjockey Hours of electricity for idling computers is cheaper than minutes of wages and benefits for power on/off. But then, institutions replace all their desktops on a fixed schedule, and they have tech departments to quickly replace parts that break before the expected lifespan. They don't worry about babying their equipment, or squeezing more years of life out of old units. Additionally, many institutions backup all the workstations to servers every night. Colleges clone computers nightly to wipe out mischief. There's spyware to track worker behavior, anti-theft alarms, real-time or delayed action with workers in other time zones -- the list goes on and on. Your personal use is unlikely to include any of this.

[@platterjockey]

@@floycewhite6991 "Hours of electricity for idling computers is cheaper than minutes of wages and benefits for power on/off. What do you think I just said?🙄 Also, moct companies I know of wait until things break before they replace them because, you know...money.

[@QuBitGaming]

I turn it on when I'm ready to use it and shutdown when I go to bed.

[@jakeonly]

I turn mine off so I don't have to dust it as often. Sleep also turns the fans off. I just dust the intake grill when I dust my room and almost never have to dust the inside.

[@jGRite]

I have a computer I use in my room for media playing. It is always on. Ryzen 3100, AsRock Xtreme B550, 5500xt, 32 ram,2tb nvme, and 1 tb nvme. I had a 650w PSU in it, and found it would restart or shut off after a week. I put a 750w psu, and it never gave me any issues. I got a good deal on a 850w, and it's been just find ever since. If I'm leaving the house for a long time then I might turn it off. It is on, and stays on until I need and want to do a restart. I too disable fast boot. It boots fast enough thank you.

[@circumcisio10]

Ye man, I remember. During the early 90, we would start the shutdown process and after the screen sign, we would safely hold the power off button for 3 sec.

[@alantuttphotography]

Thought you were going to talk about how a full shutdown clears things out of memory that a restart won't. I never really saw the logic of leaving a computer running overnight just to save a minute or two in the morning. Saving 50 cents worth of electricity may not be a big deal, but neither is a minute for a bootup. I always shut my computer down at the end of the day and turn it on the next morning when I'm ready to start using it. Restarts in the middle of the day are sometimes needed in rare situations if software gets glitchy.

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

i agree with you and treat my pc the same

[@Crossfire2003]

I don't restart my PC often. I did turn off the Fast Boot option, which means that every day, as I turn on the PC, it re-loads everything from scratch, just as a restart would do.

[@marksaxon]

My gaming desktop & Media-file server both stay on 24/7 and only get rebooted when Windows updates (or app installs) require it. You are correct about modern OS' where they don't need to be rebooted or shutdown all the time. I only use sleep mode for my MacBook but Apple does a good job implementing that. Windows sleep does work but my media server needs to be on all the time so it can stream whenever I want to watch something. I use my gaming desktop everyday so I like how it's always ready to go. I do allow the monitors to go to sleep just to prevent burn-in.

[@BearfootBob]

Since I started using SSD's, restarting my computer is a boot point.

[@justo316]

I only started using sleep late in my Win10 days and now 100% in Win11. I turn it off for clients though and instruct them to shutdown (after I turn off fast startup). I originally had to troubleshoot why sleep wasn't reliable in Win10 and once I got that sorted (it was usually an audio device causing my problems), sleep has functioned near on perfectly so I'm happy to use it since I need fast access to my main computer constantly but sometimes at irregular intervals.

[@mrhappy8966]

I specifically keep my machine running 24/7 or as u mentioned unless I do a windows update, and have done so since the late 90s early 00s as a kid back when a thing called chip slip was an issue, I have never had a single issue with any of my pcs by doing so so I see no issue in keep doing so.

[@JonA85-LJ]

the first step anyone gets from ANY sort of tech "support" is to power cycle (ie turn it off, wait a minute, turn it back on) the unit in question, weather it be a phone, pc, router, tv, etc.

[@xtremezone987]

We have 2 pc's & we have them on during the day but shut them down at night. Been doing this for years & so far no issues.

[@MrRmeadows]

I could not live without sleep mode for my work computer. I put it to sleep when work is done. Wake it up when time for work again. I am right back where I left off. Works every time. All my other PCs get turned off to save power. Just seams like the right thing to do.

[@M240_]

I shut mine off and turn off the switch from the PSU. It’s because sometimes I don’t play for days or even weeks. I always wondered if it was bad but after a few years of doing it on a couple of builds, I think it’s not bad??. So far so good.

[@RamblinMan1016]

I shut down my pc every night when I go to bed. My pc boots up in about 22 secs so I'm not worried about boot time. I feel like leaving my pc all the time would wear out part(especially fans and my aio ) quicker. I could be wrong on that front though

[@jurgengalke8127]

Same turn on pc on my way to make my morning coffee , come back and login with a fresh cup ~20 odd secs arent wasted LOL

[@bwcbiz]

The real problem with the old computers' stability in the 90s was programming defects like memory leaks and lack of protections in the OS against them. I'd argue that the stability improvements we've seen in WIndows computers are largely due to being forced to fix these types of defects as security risks where developers weren't willing to invest that time for mere "instability". A second factor has been overall improvement in the tools available in the software industry. For example, in the 1990s people had to (or preferred to) roll their own data structures like linked lists or trees, frequently in languages like C that offered no protection for their mistakes. That meant that every program had its unique bugs and with multiple programs those bugs could interact in "interesting" ways. Modern languages have libraries and templates that provide standard code for things like collections, strong data-typing and so forth. Another factor is that things that were cutting edge in the 90s like Object oriented programming and common design patterns are now commonplace and also contribute to stability via standardization.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Windows, Usually gets shutdown if I'm not gaming (&/browsing/discord). Linux, Shut it down at night sometimes autoshutdown after it's task has been completed. My Mom in the 90s somehow lost a term paper to sleep mode. It goes off needless to say ever since that incident. Restarts, For gaming, When WoW had ram leak in late BFA would have to restart about every 6 hours (32gb). For raiding, It was best that it was rebooted or not on for hours beforehand. I think we did have to restart a lot in the 90s, because the machine would get slow after a few hours. I certainly have old habits, I remember the computer(s) would crash more in the 90s also. I remember gaming back with MSDOS and Windows 3.1. Also as a child, I was conditioned not to leave things on, electricity bill lectures. Once we got off HDD the time to boot is actually decent enough where it's not the old I need to press the power button, brew some morning coffee, and come back to a loaded machine a couple minutes later era. Part of the annoyance in the old days was having to wait for the computer to be ready.

[@hassansyed5661]

Shutting down every electrical equipment is highly recommended especially when you are not using it as it will save electricity cost and will also help ur devices to cool down

[@c-dub8639]

What if i don't care about energy cost or the life-time of my mechine?

[@mryellow6918]

@@c-dub8639 if your using windows, i can say for a fact eventually the rolling crap that piles up will be worth the cold boot

[@c-dub8639]

@@mryellow6918 true that.

[@hassansyed5661]

@@c-dub8639 then they can keep them on 24x7 and pay extra money for wasting resources

[@innocentiuslacrim2290]

​@@c-dub8639one would hope that you care about the environment, even if the costs are not meaningful for you.

[@proletariaRt]

I make a restart every day, but when i go for sleep, i am shutting down my pc. Why should i let it open ?

[@JGComments]

I do NOT miss annual "Windows tithe day" of reinstalling Windows and scanning my entire drive for issues. Right up there with dealing with IRQ conflicts.

[@Ruby_Mochii]

I restart my pc every week and only put it to sleep every time im done with it. Updates can wait till about the restart day etc. Restart just flushes your ram and other stuff than can bog down your pc. Shutting down don't really do those things like restart does. I have programs that I use that opens on start up and that hammers the cpu from restart and shut down, sleep is faster and doesn't just hammer your pc every time you turn it on. Only problem with sleep is you have to turn of anything that can wake the pc up except for keyboard and mouse which are never really pressed by someone or a pet. So that it doesn't just turn on by itself and be confused why it done that.

[@dantheman7357]

Hi Big T, another sincere and thoughtful video. I personally agree with everything you said. On todays 'Puters there is almost no heat and almost no power use when its not being used. And by the way, leaving it on will reduce Electron Migration compared to constant on/offs.

[@Blaquegold]

I actually put mine to sleep. About 90% of the time I have no problems waking it up. I agree coming from older windows it has improved.

[@gageous8306]

My main machine only get rebooted for Windows update or when fussy, and only shut down when I'm leaving for a trip. That being said, I was around for the DOS days and I do remember that.

[@alpha13sierra]

Disable fast boot and use sleep mode and/or hibernation. I've been using my pc like this on both platforms, AMD 7000 and Intel 10th/11th gen without any issues. For fast resuming of my workload, I use sleep mode, otherwise hibernation if I want to save my work and get back to it the next day, but don't want to leave my pc on.

[@yulyman]

Agreed, it was very different times back then. Windows 95 was good for us users, only because that is how it used be. I don't miss now. Computing has come a long way. My first monitor was AOC 12 inchess, and my ram was by ADATA @ 8 mb and a box of 1.2 floppy disk 😅

[@Aeon_Pirate]

On my personal systems I reboot for windows updates or when they are getting "fussy" and that's it. I do turn my monitors off at night though... that's more so the cats don't try to "catch" the screensaver though. At work, I reboot the POS terminals I use every night so they will run better the next day. They are running a POS version of Win 98 though, and regular reboots really help.

[@daddski1]

well... lol I agree. Been doin it since IBM pc JR and commodore 64 and 128's. Sleep and shutdown almost seemed to guarantee data loss and issues. Duke 3d came and that screen saver / burn-in ran anytime I left the room. Sleep killed more of my programs than anything else that I can think of. SO now, build the system, change out settings in a desktop to never sleep and laptops as well. The only time we reboot is when changing a part ou, power loss that is draining the battery backups or when the system just does not want to work correctly. Other than that we do as you do. Just leave it on. Shut off the monitor / television screen and come back in the morning. I shut down the screens because we have bots home systems set up on 75 inch , 4k screens and while I know burn in is not the issues it once was, I just cannot make myself leave it on :-). Great talk, thanks and have a great week

[@Unusual_Steeze]

"Mine curretly go to sleep" this part got me 🤣

[@MattGixxer]

Don’t forget your dust covers.

[@WhiskeyInspekta]

If I still ran off a HDD. I’d probably put my computer to sleep since the OS has become more reliable. As a kid my dad had a IBM with 95 installed, it was normal to turn on your computer and walk away from it for a few mins while it booted up. But now thanks to SSDs I don’t see any real advantage to sleep mode. Even without fast boot, you can be in windows launching multiple programs within 25 seconds. I’ve always turned off my computers at the end of the day. I’d only sleep my computer if I knew I was coming back to it later that day, which now that I think about it is probably how it was originally meant to be used.

[@richardbean7703]

If I am not actively using my desktop, it is shut down. I have a NAS, yet I only use it to back up, and I don't power the NAS off. I suppose I could yet I just don't see a reason to reach down and turn it off. It is just what I do.

[@frankunderbush]

Long gone are the days of shutdowns and reboots. Whatever is convenient is fine (including shutting down to save money on electricity if that's where you live). Even electrical components have gotten so much better that shutting down or keeping it on 247 does not make a difference either way - your computer would be out of date long before anything breaks.

[@atomicfrijole7542]

I've worked in IT for a couple of decades. I recommend people reboot their systems a minimum of once a day. It doesn't take long. Worst case scenario, a minimum of once per week. I recommend people shut their systems down at the end of the day. If you simply do those two things, you'll solve most computer problems that come your way. Like Byte Size Tech, I grew up with computers back in DOS and Apple II days. Windows will run consistently better if you reboot regularly. So will Mac OS. So will Linux. When you reboot, you're clearing out your RAM, removing any memory leaks, resetting local cache files, and forcing the OS to go through its startup checks. This will give you the best experience on any computer you're using. By shutting down your system when you are not using it, you're saving 100% of the power you would be using. You don't have to worry about power saving. You don't have to worry about your system getting hacked. You don't have to worry about your kid brother messing with your background. Just turn the system off. When you want to use it, push the power button. Behold, with the power of NVME, 10 seconds later you are logging into Windows. Easy. Look at you, refreshed and ready to go, computer freshly started, a new lease on stability and productivity at your very fingertips! Go, you!

[@maxstueven1965]

I shut mine down when I am done mostly just to save power. But I sometimes goes days without turning mine on.

[@英語わかりません]

On 24/7. Restart like once every two weeks for updates etc. No point in turning off or put to sleep.

[@TheSpiritof76]

I only restart when my PC is frozen or something like that, and I shut down whenever I go outside for more than 2 hours or when I go to sleep

[@user_____M]

I recall hearing some random in the net café that he never shuts down his PC, that was back in the early 2000s when most people still had Win 98/2000/XP, and Windows requires a reinstall every 1 to 2 years (if you waited 2 years it would be already very bad).

[@fractalzoomgoggles]

I hibernate every time i step away from the computer for more than an hour and restart it once every weekend. Sleep has never worked for me and always stays in a coma like you explained

[@105rogue]

So, I guess the question many of us have is, is it less wear and tear on the pc to leave it running 24/7 or to completely (not fast startup) shutdown the pc at night to rest the hardware?

[@pascaldifolco4611]

I didn't change my habits since DOS days lol Anyway it takes like 10sec to boot up, what's the issue ?

[@chuba1]

I've tought that leaving pc on for many days would cause like drop in performance or do something crazy even todays computers. I shut down my pc every day for the night.

[@mrhappy8966]

nahh i have a modern pc run it 24/7 no issue with performance or glitches or anything and its my only and main rig, for work and gaming and its been flawless.

[@KamelJabber1]

How crazy, I just looked into this a bit today. I have a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, and it was driving me crazy that the fans would cycle on and off every....30 minutes or so while the laptop was sleeping. This is particularly annoying of you close the lid or push the power button and toss the laptop in a bag. It would get very hot. It was annoying while sleeping too because you can hear the fans cycling. Well, long story short, sleeping isn't "really" sleeping. I changed the settings to hibernate when closing the lid or pressing the power button, then sleep otherwise. Fan cycle issue gone. Ok, back to the video :)

[@SylphidUndine]

all that matters is dust. if it's in a dust-free environment, leaving the pc on 24/7 almost has no affect. or if you're willing to clean it regularly.

[@TheReaI0ne]

I reboot my computer when my brain needs a reboot. When I'm overwhelmed with work and a hundred tabs and windows open, it's nice to just close everything, reboot, and start over fresh mentally. It's never something I feel I HAVE to do because of computer performance. It's more mental health lol

[@thomasschillemans]

I had some (wifi) routers in the past for which i scheduled every night a reboot otherwise after a few days they would become unstable.

[@jaydeepmohile]

I'm using computers from Windows 98 days and till date I Shut it down whenever I'm done with my work. In today's times of NVMe drives it doesn't take much time to start a PC anyways.

[@yanshaoumo6076]

I always shutdown when I leave, even for just 2 hours. USB sound devices(DACs, external sound cards) often lose connection after sleep. Those are driverless devices. Don't know why. I just shutdown my PCs. Yeh, reboot solves problems or has less problems!!! LOL.... Even for Sun and IBM servers. Weekly or monthly for those servers.

[@hexacarbide268]

you speak the truth sir!!!!

[@ApexLodestar]

I'm still experiencing that sleep issue with my PC. Sometimes it'll sleep just fine. Other times, it'll not sleep properly, stay on but not respond to anything and I'm forced to power off the PC.

[@YoloVib3s]

For me being a truck driver … I’ve just gotten into the habit of complete shut down when I go to bed.

[@BlackReaper9]

I have a 10900k /3060ti and I shutdown my PC everyday, just to be safe from power surges plus if I dont for a day or two it gets sluggish and weird sometimes. I love the video ❤❤❤ nobody talks about this kinda stuff anymore, they assume that everyone is an IT guy lol. We love you Tech❤❤ resoect🙏

[@cactus2823]

At least from my experience repairing windows 10 machines, the bios or the booting process is always the number 1 thing that is causing problems like no post. So the best habbit i found is sleeping the machine. If there is an update or a problem, reatart the machine. With this there should be no issue.

[@bcsr4ever]

I was a leave on guy, but sleep works fine now so I moved on to sleep mode. PC is still available to use in seconds. Restart is the same. As needed.

[@MuzdokOfficial]

finaly the pain of formating, re-installing windows every 6 months is a thing of the past. I used to do that all the time.

[@RadNitro]

It does matter. I still restart my machines as much as possible. For updates, cache clearing, and overall software maintenance. Am I right? Probably not. But it makes me feel better. And yes, I'm an old.

[@Nick_R_]

When you think about the millions of computers consuming energy every day, please do the obviously sensible thing and turn them off when they aren't in use, like at the end of the day.

[@pdarrell]

I keep my computers on all the time since most of them are servers and perform a specific function on my network. Only when then get Windows updates are then restarted. The sleep and hibernate functions are disabled on all of them, even my main computer. I want to be able to use my computer at any time I need it and don’t want to wait to use it.

[@bbawalan]

I shutdown my computer, almost everyday if I'm away working or if I am not using it as often as before, I really never had any problem, another reason is sometimes but not all the time there are power fluctuations around the house and I don't want my pc to get into issues by getting affected of sudden shutdown and I had issues on that before when it did happens. Also I disabled the fast boot, that is important, from my experience I have had issues when fast boot is on, so I recommend to turn it off. Nowadays computer is powerful enough that you can just do whatever you want with it, maybe not entirely but yeah.

[@ironfist7789]

Usually, I don't reboot my machine unless it is a graphics update (Ubuntu though). The other server has a desktop ui installed but goes months. I just save a windows vm if I use it through the vm manager, though usually it will want to update and reboot itself after being saved for a few days :| On my android phone, I have firefox set to delete cache/saved stuff on reboot so it starts clean if the phone happens to reboot (usually it doesn't).

[@tutacat]

Not only can software build up errors over time due to bugs (especially in the 90s), a side effect of Intel killing error correcting (ECC) memory for consumers, is radiation can cause random bits to flip which can introduce random errors, which will build up if it is not reset. Data storage devices like SSD, HDD, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray have builtin ECC.

[@nooneknows19]

Linus from LTT always says that windows sleep is hot garbage. So Im surprised that you say its alright.

[@QALibrary]

A great question

[@freespeechdead8670]

dos prompts ... the good ole days lol

[@q3mago]

i prefer to shutdown and refreshed OS and also using portable apps mostly for make is responsive AMSP in addition it helps diagnose the PC ,might see problems, like longer boot time and such, stucking logo

[@q3mago]

@@kevinsedwards what why ?

[@rpastora1984]

How can i submit a question so it can be feature 🤔 in one of your episodes? I really need help

[@psychlord1]

i shutdown out of habit, remembering the clunky presario i had in '01

[@curtisghall]

i think it depends, with my computer for some reason if i let it go to sleep and when i wake it up it starts to glitch on random things, the only fix was to completely shut it down everyday when i'm not using it

[@danandrews88]

Ok, so I can see and understand the point of view when it comes to Windows based machines but what about Apple machines? My spouse has an Apple iMac that is just a couple of years old so do the same ideas about sleeping -vs- shut down apply to her machine as well? Could really use an answer to this question since it applies not only to my wife but to my son as well because he also has an Apple machine. Many Thanks for the great information and the great website.

[@andremarini7113]

I was surprised to find that on my Bristol Ridge laptop (horrible cpu btw) my undervolt settings would persist through reboots. Only shutting down and Sleep mode would reset the voltages to standard. I'm using the AMDMsrtweaker tool.

[@AndrewPrinster]

I don't use sleep mode and shut down my pc when I go to bed. It doesn't get turned on until after I get home from work and it starts up very fast. Monitors are set to turn off after a few minutes.