WHEN TO SHUT DOWN AND RESTART?
Have you ever spoken to IT SUPPORT and they asked you to restart your computer? Did it not work? Did you struggle for hours going through your registry and a bunch of programs to fix a simple problem?
Many times now I experienced a program crash or my updates just aren’t working with me…instead they do everything in their power to stop me from doing my work!
"Although many people assume that a shutdown is a more comprehensive way to ensure that all processes are killed, the reality is that since Windows 8, this is a fallacy."
According to Ray “In older versions of Windows, both ‘shut down’ and ‘restart’ did exactly the same thing in terms of shutting down processes. However, since Windows 8, a new feature called Fast Startup has altered this considerably.”
HOW HAS THIS CHANGED THINGS?
Shutting down a Windows computer creates a deep hibernation file that your computer uses to allow for Fast Startup exactly as you left it, that being said, if you are experiencing an error your error will save into this file and present itself when starting it up again. A restart does not create this file at all and allows you to reset your applications and erase errors, a miracle solution really!
The gist of things...
Shutting down and restarting are two different things ENTIRELY and errors won’t go away by just putting your computer off, so restart that thing and if errors continue you can always call us for help!