Protip: If you’re running Windows and you haven’t turned off / unchecked Fast Shutdown yet, then shutting down doesn’t actually fully restart your computer from scratch when you turn it back on. Google it.
If you do want to fully shut down, you can hold shift when pressing the Shut Down button, and it’ll do it even if this setting is set to the default. This can be good to know if you ever troubleshoot other people’s computers or have a computer that starts up noticeably faster without changing this setting (which is actually pretty common if you try timing it, despite people commonly claiming otherwise).
I just shutdown when I’m done with work. My PC is only ever on if I’m using it. This feels like a waste of energy.
What about hibernate? Where the machine is off but it resumes your session once you turn it back on. So you never get a clean slate.
I like the clean slate. Nothing better than starting the day, booting up and getting a fresh desktop to get on with stuff. Not slugging around sessions or open programs
Yes. I have to restart every morning on windows 11 because the work machine won’t do things without taking a whole ice age, otherwise. Thanks, Microslop.
