Restarting windows every day?

[Steve Adams]

If you're having sleep issues with Windows 11, make sure you're on the latest build and patches:

Windows 11 finally fixes that pesky battery-draining sleep mode bug

There was a bug in Windows 11 that allowed background processes to break through standby and wake the computer, causing unexpected battery drain.

www.pcworld.com

Done the day it came out for that exact reason. Didn't help. Not surprised. ha ha. Ai cannot logically code itself out of a paper bag.

 

[mansplains]

The only time my Mac power cycles is when it updates. I don’t understand the power button complaints, are folks moving their Mac mini constantly?

^ my response in a Mac mini thread. Same sentiment.
I have an MSI laptop that I hibernate, only power cycling for updates. Modern computers (especially Macs that already draw much less power than PCs) have advanced power management these days, so low power states are very efficient. Leaving a computer on permits cloud sync, backup, and updates without interrupting your workflow. If I were to power cycle routinely, it’d be weekly or monthly, not daily. However, my PC is for games and lacks sensitive data, so I’m not worried about volatile memory or clearing background processes.
At my most previous employer with PCs, I never power cycled myself, it only did so based on group policy, which was update-oriented.

 

[MacMorrison]

In general, let the computer sleep. Modern hibernate modes are extremely efficient if they are working properly.

You're wasting time and reducing your SSD life if you shut the system down every day.

Of course, this rule doesn't apply if you have a buggy system or software. Then you're forced to restart the system because that's the only way to run things without crashing. It's a workaround, not a best practice.

 

[Parowdy]

None of my computers are shut off at night. I have my work laptop, it stays on 24x7x365, and the same goes for my Studio and desktop PC

I am pretty sure that’s not true.
A restart counts as down time and a turn off period. It’s short, but an update every couple of months is a different thing than no updates, restarts and shut down over years.

 

[maflynn]

I am pretty sure that’s not true.
A restart counts as down time and a turn off period. It’s short, but an update every couple of months is a different thing than no updates, restarts and shut down over years.

Bit of a pedantic post don't you think? Its not like you're misunderstanding what the OP was asking.. Yes, technically the computers have been rebooted, but again, that's not the topic is it? I can reboot them, but I do not shut them down.

 

[Parowdy]

Bit of a pedantic post don't you think? Its not like you're misunderstanding what the OP was asking.. Yes, technically the computers have been rebooted, but again, that's not the topic is it? I can reboot them, but I do not shut them down.

Yes it is pedantic to a degree. But saying your computers never get shut down in a year isn’t correct.
The topic is about „restarting“ (daily), not booting down.
I just wanted to point out that that yours is technically an incorrect statement. If you’d actually never have your machine restart, you might run into problems after 356 days of continuous use. Since they restart once in a blue moon, that may be the reason you don’t run into problems. I didn’t mean to offend you. Yes, it is pedantic to point out such a technicality, but everything I wrote is also technically more true than your statement.

 

[maflynn]

But saying your computers never get shut down in a year isn’t correct.

But that's not what I said. I stated I don't shut my computers off at night:

None of my computers are shut off at night. I have my work laptop, it stays on 24x7x365, and the same goes for my Studio and desktop PC

 

[Parowdy]

But that's not what I said. I stated I don't shut my computers off at night:

Are we reading the same words here?
You don’t state you „don’t shut your computers off at night“. You stated they stay on 24/7, all year round. That implies no shut downs at night, day, or ever during a given year. That’s what you wrote. And that’s not correct. No need to further argue about any of that.

 

[maflynn]

Are we reading the same words here?

Context is key dude, and since they're my words I can provide additional context

First sentence: I don't SHUT my computers off at night. Are we clear that I explicitly do not select shutdown?

Second is in relation to the first, stating that action does not occur daily, in other words, I do not initiate a shutdown sequence on my computers.

If you are having problems with that, I cannot help you, and clearly you're splitting hairs just to argue. I'll be moving on from this part of the discussion since you seem hung up on some pedantic elements of what a reboot entails and to be honest, I couldn't care less.

 

[Parowdy]

Context is key dude, and since they're my words I can provide additional context

First sentence: I don't SHUT my computers off at night. Are we clear that I explicitly do not select shutdown?

Second is in relation to the first, stating that action does not occur daily, in other words, I do not initiate a shutdown sequence on my computers.

If you are having problems with that, I cannot help you, and clearly you're splitting hairs just to argue. I'll be moving on from this part of the discussion since you seem hung up on some pedantic elements of what a reboot entails and to be honest, I couldn't care less.

Yes. You’re soo right. Feeling better now?
I never said you actively shut down or restart your machines.
Only that they do that themselves and so they don’t run 24/7/365 without a restart or down time.

That 24/7/365 continuous runtime is all I took issue with. Because that’s not what’s happening. The rest or your „added context“ don’t change anything about that.
„I have my work laptop, it stays on 24x7x365, and the same goes for my Studio and desktop PC“ - your words, not accurate. Done.

 

[maflynn]

Yes. You’re soo right. Feeling better now?

Yes, and thank you for finally seeing my point

Peace

 

[Parowdy]

Yes, and thank you for finally seeing my point

Peace

Context is key lol

 

[ayephoner]

I used to have terrible habits with shutting down and with running updates. I'm getting better. I try to run updates and shut down at least once or twice a month.

 

[DankeBrutus]

I primarily use Windows at work these days. I'll boot my Windows install on my tower PC once in a blue moon. I turn off my work laptop every day because historically Windows sleep has been complete garbage. There are so many stories of Windows laptops waking up in bags. I have seen a Windows desktop wake itself up for updates as well, which is at least expected behaviour to a degree.

I've never had any issues with Macs in this regard, and I rarely reboot my Macs. My mini sips power at basically all times so I have no issues letting it manage itself. When I'm done with my MacBook I just close the lid. I'll happily leave it in a sleeve for days because in the nearly 10 years I've been using a MacBook I've never seen one wake itself up like I've seen from Windows laptops.

 

[maflynn]

I used to have terrible habits with shutting down and with running updates. I'm getting better. I try to run updates and shut down at least once or twice a month.

Thanks to patch tuesday, windows tends to get rebooted at least once a month.

My organization recycles all servers on a monthly cadence, even if there's no existing patches to be applied

 

[Mr_Ed]

I voted “Yes” only because I don’t necessarily use it every day and I shut it down at the end of the day when I do use it. When I am actively using it, I put it to sleep if I’m walking away from it for a while throughout the day.