Windows 10 doesn't fully shut down when you shut it down -- which can lead to problems: Like the topic title says (oh, just read it!); this article tells you how to perform a full shut...

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

Like the topic title says (oh, just read it!); this article tells you how to perform a full shut down that can correct some problems you may be having with your Win10 computer.

https://www.howtogeek.com/349114/shutting-down-doesnt-fully-shut-down-windows-10-but-restarting-it-does/

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Many modern electronic devices shut down when supposedly turned “OFF” ... unplugging, or removing batteries, for a minute can cure many gremlins.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Good to know, I'd never heard of that before!

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Every night I turn off the power strip / surge protector my equipment is plugged into off, easy , no things running, less chance of fire from electrical components.

CaptainEd

I found this out when playing with alternative operating systems. My boot drive is an ssd which is pretty fast so i just shut it off as described in the article

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Very interesting, didn't know that. I restart mine just about every day. Actually, at the end of each day.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

CaptainEd wrote:

I found this out when playing with alternative operating systems. My boot drive is an ssd which is pretty fast so i just shut it off as described in the article

Do you have 2 drives in your computer - the ssd as a boot drive and a conventional rotational drive for everything else ?? ~FiddleMaker

blue-ultra Loc: New Hampshire

I never shut off my computer except if we are leaving for a couple of days. Computer failure occurs most often on start up and shut down. I have set my computer will go to sleep after a half hour on non use.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

bobmcculloch wrote:

Every night I turn off the power strip / surge protector my equipment is plugged into off, easy , no things running, less chance of fire from electrical components.

Bob, does cold booting a computer every day cause it to fail much earlier than leaving in in "sleep" mode ?? I heard that hard drives don't like being started and stopped on a regular basis. Not sure if this is true.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

FiddleMaker wrote:

Bob, does cold booting a computer every day cause it to fail much earlier than leaving in in "sleep" mode ?? I heard that hard drives don't like being started and stopped on a regular basis. Not sure if this is true.

I would love to know more about this too!

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

FiddleMaker wrote:

Bob, does cold booting a computer every day cause it to fail much earlier than leaving in in "sleep" mode ?? I heard that hard drives don't like being started and stopped on a regular basis. Not sure if this is true.

Of all the computer failures when I was working none were from cold start ups, never had an HD failure, and we many times booted machines a dozen times a day as we were moving from location to location with laptops, the biggest failure was in the initial start up of a new DELL, dead processor and Dell refused to honor the warranty. WE did have virus problems and that is why our laptops and desktops had to be turned off even if connected to power for charging, my experience dictates shutting the power down when not in use, BTW a laptop converter draws AC even when not connected to the laptop if plugged in and can be a fire hazard the same as cell phone chargers.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Thanks for the shortcut Photoman, I did some changes to my power options.

CaptainEd

FiddleMaker wrote:

Do you have 2 drives in your computer - the ssd as a boot drive and a conventional rotational drive for everything else ?? ~FiddleMaker

Yes. The boot drive is 256gb and hold the OS and applications that I want fast loading times for (Adobe). I also have a 1TB data drive (that's turning out to be too small!).

The SSD makes for a huge difference in responsiveness over my last laptop.

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

To get a FULL shut down of Windows 10, hold the SHIFT key down while you click the shutdown icon...and keep holding that until machine is off.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

CaptainEd wrote:

Yes. The boot drive is 256gb and hold the OS and applications that I want fast loading times for (Adobe). I also have a 1TB data drive (that's turning out to be too small!).

The SSD makes for a huge difference in responsiveness over my last laptop.

Thanks for your reply. I would make this change but I am not a fan of Billy G's crappy windows OS. I may take a sledge hammer to this Dell and get an iMac which is what I had back in 2010. Much better. But if I return to an iMac, I may do this - separate ssd for OS and Applications.
Yes, 1 TB drive is too small if you want to store lots of photos.