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We've all seen the buttons for Shut down and Restart in Windows. But have you ever wondered what is the difference between a "shut down" and a "restart"? Or why a Windows PC boots up really fast from a shutdown but takes longer after a restart? I'll tell you why in this video.
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00:00 Why Shut Down Doesn't Actually Shut Down Your Computer
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Every time my dad calls me about someĀ
computer-based problem, I tell him reboot. 90% of the cases, the problems fixed. But,Ā
there is a right way and a wrong way to go about rebooting your device. Let me show you what I mean.Ā
So, the main reason why rebooting solves so many issues is that it clears up the RAM, which is shortĀ
for Random Access Memory. When your computer is on, you have background processes running, you haveĀ
logs that are being created, plus the programs that you work with cre
ate temporarily cache files.Ā
Cache files are files that help your software load the information faster. So, you can think of it likeĀ
shorthand nodes that your computer takes, that help it quickly put together the original data. A properĀ
reboot cleans all of that out and gives your Windows system a fresh start. Now, what is a properĀ
reboot, though? Is it a restart or a shutdown? or it doesn't really matter? Well, it actually mattersĀ
a lot. So intuitively, when we see the options Shut Down an
d Restart, we assume that a Shut Down isĀ
more comprehensive, and it kills all the processes. Well, that's not true. It's the Restart that killsĀ
all processes. You see, many years ago with Windows 8, Microsoft introduced what's called the FastĀ Startup, which sounds a lot like a Netflix job. Now, I have to say, usually Microsoft isn't theĀ
best at naming features but here, they did a goodĀ job. So, the Fast Startup became the default inĀ
Windows. It's probably your default too, you just didn't pa
y much attention to it. The main purposeĀ
of this, as the name suggests, is to save valuable seconds when you boot up your computer. It doesĀ
this by saving some of the system related files and drivers to a hibernation file during theĀ
shutdown process. Then, when you turn on your PC again, it reads that hibernation file and reloadsĀ
the content, which makes it faster than a restart. Because when you do a restart, all the Windows,Ā
drivers, devices, and services are initialized from scratch. So,
because a Fast Startup doesn't loadĀ
a fresh session, some of the problems that it had before you shut down, may still continue after youĀ
turn on your computer again or your device again. Now, you might have noticed this, and thisĀ
is something I was wondering about a bit, when you have to install a Windows update, it asksĀ
you if you want to install updates and shut down or install updates and restart. So, even if youĀ
select install and shut down, it's going to restart first and then shut do
wn. That's because it wantsĀ
to clean things up with the restart. If you want to change your shut down experience and have aĀ
proper shutdown, which acts like a restart, you can. You can turn off Fast Restart, especially if youĀ
have a modern laptop or desktop with fast SSD hard drives. The reduction of startup time is going toĀ
be minimal. To disable, it press the Windows button and type in Control Panel. Select that and then,Ā
in the pane on the left, select 'Choose what the power buttons do'.
Down here, under Shutdown settings,Ā
you're going to see a checkbox for fast startup, which will probably be checked. If the selectionsĀ
are grayed out, click on 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' up here, then uncheck fastĀ
startup. Save your change and that's it. You don't have to worry about a clean reboot anymore, becauseĀ
every time you shut down, it's going to act like a restart. I tried with fast startup on and off andĀ
timed the boot up time on my PC and I couldn't see muc
h of a difference, but I have a fairly powerfulĀ
setup. So, just test it out for yourself and see if it's worth having on or not. Now, this reminds meĀ
of my ex-colleague at the office, who never shut down or restarted his computer, because he didn'tĀ
want IT to install updates on his workstation. So, I guess he had bad experience. IT usually installedĀ
the updates at the end of the month, and he was responsible for month end reporting, which isĀ
anyhow, a few stressful days at the beginning of
the month. The last thing you want is to have yourĀ
system failing. So, I'm not sure if he's still doing that, or if that tactic still works at the office.Ā
IT might now, be forcing a restart centrally. Anyhow, while we're on the topic of shutting down,Ā
if you have Windows 11, you don't have to click the Windows icon, and then move all the way here,Ā
click the power button and then, select what you want. Instead, just right-click on the Windows iconĀ
and select what you want. That works in Wind
ows 10 too, by the way. Okay, so I hope this quick tip wasĀ
helpful for you. If so, please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe, if you're unsubscribedĀ
yet and I'm gonna see you in the next video. [Music]
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