Have you ever wondered how often you should shut down your computer and then restart it?
Does your computer need to rest or are they more durable than we may think? Here are some options.
To be honest, there really isn't a certain time frame set up for computers when it comes to shutting down and restarting them. There's no minimum or maximum requirement for any computer. Now, if your computer is requesting you to restart it (for example, after an update), you should oblige, but otherwise, it's not going to harm your computer to leave it on for an extended period of time.
The only time I can think of when you should be restarting your computer on a regular basis is when you're having some system problems. The restart function often helps troubleshoot certain issues. Restarting your computer can really help fix any abnormal problems your computer may be experiencing as well. PLEASE make sure you are doing regular back ups -- so easy to forget about that but very important.
One thing you can do to save power with the systems is set your computer to turn off the monitor or turn off the hard disk for turning. You can control when this occurs based upon the last time you used your system. On your desktop wallpaper -- right click and then click on properties. A window will pop up and click on the screen saver tab. Toward the bottom of the window is a power button -- click on the button. Set your system up to turn off the devices at the given time -- I use this tool rather than turning off my computer.
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Yes, there is also the danger of restarting and never coming back, i have had that happen before. I usually turn off my monitor when i go to bed. I don't like sleep functions, sometimes I can't get it to wake up even with a reboot so I disable it.
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