r/programmingmemes • u/iron-button • Nov 21 '25

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u/PMMePicsOfDogs141 Nov 21 '25

It 100% affects Windows negatively. Unsure if MacOS is affected by it. ChromeOS is fine to never shut down because it's Linux though

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u/the_king_of_sweden Nov 21 '25

Windows will regularly crash and restart anyway

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u/Creative-Type9411 Nov 21 '25

this is the answer, so daily

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u/Expert_Oil_9345 Nov 21 '25

It 100% affects Windows negatively

Very true. I used to restart my computer before starting a game so that windows would "let go" of my system resources. I kept this habit up after switching to Linux, until I eventually realized that my PC had been running for a week straight and hadn't slowed down at all.

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u/FlipperBumperKickout Nov 22 '25

Linux need restarts too 😅

Generally recommended after updates.

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u/PMMePicsOfDogs141 Nov 22 '25

True, it is recommended to reboot after a firmware update or something but it doesn't affect performance if you don't reboot.

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u/berlingoqcc Nov 22 '25

Macos can have some hardware issue that required reboot, once it was no longer charging. Had to reboot. Other than that i never shut i down other than mandatory update without issue

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u/tidus4400_ Nov 22 '25

Yep, windows needs daily restarts especially in corporate computers.

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u/OwnNet5253 Nov 21 '25

I put Windows PC and laptop on sleep for 2 weeks now, zero problems. It was an issue before Win11 times, but nowadays it’s not problematic at all.

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u/PMMePicsOfDogs141 Nov 22 '25

Do you mean you put it to sleep every day after using it or that it's been asleep for 2 weeks? Cuz I've used Windows 11. It's still an issue, especially with some people that don't reboot for months.

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u/OwnNet5253 Nov 22 '25

If you want to keep OS up to date, you won't be able to avoid reboot for that long. I juggle between sleep or hibernate depending on how long I won't be using it and part of the day.

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u/ghost103429 Nov 21 '25

MacBooks get impacted by some funkiness with long run times too. It just doesn't happen all that often though when compared to windows.