Forget star signs, what key do you press to wake up your computer from sleep?
Forget star signs, what key do you press to wake up your computer from sleep?
Personally I press Ctrl
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I always turn off my computer when I'm done. I like to get a fresh boot
12 0 Reply+1 to linux - windows requires a reboot *by default these days to get a fresh boot, go figure.
6 3 ReplyMy machine's boot time is pretty fast because of Linux.
9 0 ReplyWake from sleep will always be faster, regardless of the OS.
I was pointing out that a "fresh boot" on windows isn't what people think it is any more *by default
2 0 Replywas pointing out that a “fresh boot” on windows isn’t what people think it is any more.
You can just turn off fast startup if you care that much. Generally there isn't a reason to do that though.
1 1 ReplyEven without fast boot, this is what Windows does. Shutdown = hibernate, restart = fresh boot 🤷♂️
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Do you mean quick boot? Because that can be disabled.
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That’s more taxing on the hardware over time
Edit: downvote all you want but frequent power cycling DOES reduce the life span of capacitors over time more than just leaving it in a low power or hibernation state, and also generates rapid thermal changes in components that puts more stress on them. Source: 20 years of experience in hardware repair and IT
1 4 ReplyUuuh, I'm pretty sure 13s of CPU time is not that taxing on the hardware.
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