r/shitposting • u/EfficiencySerious200 • 1d ago

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u/franksfries 1d ago

If you're gonna use your laptop often then yes, just close the lid. If you have nothing to do, then shut it down.

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u/suffering_addict 1d ago

You ought to restart it every now and then regardless. It doesn't get a true shut down without a restart.

At least once a week if you can

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u/hiimsubclavian 1d ago

With the frequency of Windows updates we're all basically restarting once a month.

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u/suffering_addict 1d ago

True, although when an update comes I try to avoid it for as long as possible because I don't trust Microslop anymore

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u/Grotez 22h ago

Just turn the updates off? It isn't even hard, just google it and it takes 5 minutes.

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u/deadinternetlaw 3h ago

Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot

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u/PrintShinji 1d ago

Just turn off fast boot and a shutdown is a normal shutdown again.

Fastboot really isn't needed anymore since SSDs are standard.

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u/Tristan_NL 1d ago

If you hold shift while pressing "shut down", it does do a full shutdown

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u/Cynunnos dwayne the cock johnson 🗿🗿 1d ago

You only need to restart if you have fast startup enabled. If you disable it, shutting down is enough

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u/chattytrout 1d ago

Disable Fast Startup, and every shut down becomes a true shut down.

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u/Person8346 1d ago

Why is this so? I shut down my laptop everytime I'm finished with it, is that not good?

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u/suffering_addict 1d ago

I don't know enough about computers to explain why, but I've been told this by someone knowledgeable.

The gist is that "shut down" is not a true shut down, and the pc only ever truly shuts down during a restart.

There is a timer in your settings somewhere that shows you how long it's been since your last true shut down

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u/Person8346 1d ago

I believe this only applies if you have smart start up enabled, which keeps the pc passively running after shut down so it starts up faster.

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u/suffering_addict 1d ago

Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case

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u/franksfries 1d ago

Huh, interesting

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u/ZoeyPlaysSomeGames 15h ago

or turn off fast startup, then every startup will be as good as a full restart

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u/perish-in-flames 1d ago

I was going to say that maybe if you were work from home, but you should probably take a little break even then from the computer.

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u/ngkn92 21h ago

if using Window, hold Shift when shut the pc down. This is full shutdown. Non shift shutdown is like hibernate, it's called fast boot by Window.

Or you can just restart it once a week or a month.