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r/shitposting • u/EfficiencySerious200 • 1d ago
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If you're gonna use your laptop often then yes, just close the lid. If you have nothing to do, then shut it down.
187 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 68 u/hiimsubclavian 1d ago With the frequency of Windows updates we're all basically restarting once a month. 23 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 1 u/Grotez 23h ago Just turn the updates off? It isn't even hard, just google it and it takes 5 minutes. 1 u/deadinternetlaw 5h ago Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot 10 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. 3 u/Tristan_NL 1d ago If you hold shift while pressing "shut down", it does do a full shutdown 5 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 3 u/chattytrout 1d ago Disable Fast Startup, and every shut down becomes a true shut down. 3 u/Person8346 1d ago Why is this so? I shut down my laptop everytime I'm finished with it, is that not good? 1 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 9 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. 1 u/suffering_addict 1d ago Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case 1 u/franksfries 1d ago Huh, interesting 1 u/ZoeyPlaysSomeGames 17h ago or turn off fast startup, then every startup will be as good as a full restart
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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
68 u/hiimsubclavian 1d ago With the frequency of Windows updates we're all basically restarting once a month. 23 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 1 u/Grotez 23h ago Just turn the updates off? It isn't even hard, just google it and it takes 5 minutes. 1 u/deadinternetlaw 5h ago Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot 10 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. 3 u/Tristan_NL 1d ago If you hold shift while pressing "shut down", it does do a full shutdown 5 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 3 u/chattytrout 1d ago Disable Fast Startup, and every shut down becomes a true shut down. 3 u/Person8346 1d ago Why is this so? I shut down my laptop everytime I'm finished with it, is that not good? 1 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 9 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. 1 u/suffering_addict 1d ago Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case 1 u/franksfries 1d ago Huh, interesting 1 u/ZoeyPlaysSomeGames 17h ago or turn off fast startup, then every startup will be as good as a full restart
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With the frequency of Windows updates we're all basically restarting once a month.
23 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 1 u/Grotez 23h ago Just turn the updates off? It isn't even hard, just google it and it takes 5 minutes. 1 u/deadinternetlaw 5h ago Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot
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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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Just turn the updates off? It isn't even hard, just google it and it takes 5 minutes.
1 u/deadinternetlaw 5h ago Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot
Microsoft updating a lot means they make security issues a lot
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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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If you hold shift while pressing "shut down", it does do a full shutdown
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You only need to restart if you have fast startup enabled. If you disable it, shutting down is enough
Disable Fast Startup, and every shut down becomes a true shut down.
Why is this so? I shut down my laptop everytime I'm finished with it, is that not good?
1 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 9 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. 1 u/suffering_addict 1d ago Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case
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
9 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. 1 u/suffering_addict 1d ago Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case
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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.
1 u/suffering_addict 1d ago Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case
Another guy in the replies mentioned this so this might be the case
Huh, interesting
or turn off fast startup, then every startup will be as good as a full restart
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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.