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@ScribeOfGoD I'm asking because 90% of complaints i see with windows are regarding updates. I shut mine down every day and have had no problems with updates...
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@Stuxnet i knew you would; you're not the person who goes on devRant to complain about updates
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only when it either crashes or battery drains to 0 because I fell asleep with lappy on my belly or did not plug the charger's cord in properly.
`sudo reboot` and `sudo shutdown -h now` is not something I have used for a looong time [months] -
Why would you let a non-server run when you're not there?
Normal mainboards and power supplies are not made for 24/7 service so the will age more quickly.
Also imagine all the wasted energy... -
Once every few weeks... but I run Linux and my password is needed for the updates to start..
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@netikras My laptop would just go into hibernation if the battery drops to a certain threshold.
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Root825415yEvery couple of weeks? Maybe months? Usually just to make all the lights in the room go off.
I'm using Debian, so it doesn't start dying of old age after a few days like another OS I could name 😋
I restart my work lappys (OSX) every month or two for updates. -
Daily, once I don't need it anymore for the day. Both at my company and for my private machine.
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@Root in my experience osx dies of old age after about two years... especially the desktops... which model are you using?
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Never, i literally have the case key set to Hibernate and i manually press it as a mental break (it helps that it is big, red, and hexagonal x)
Then i shut off the power breaker on the extension cord going to it for good measure. (i do this to preserve its capacitors)
Takes less than half a minute with the 660p Intel nvme drive i bought... money well spent.
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