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MANUAL SHUTDOWN

Anonymous
2021-04-05T19:06:29+00:00

Does manual shutdown damage a PC

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-05T19:31:53+00:00

    It could.  There is no OFF switch on your PC.  It is only an ON switch.  Windows does a lot of things when it is shut down properly using the "button" on your screen.  Also there are a lot of programs running in the background all the time.  When you force it to shut down by removing power such as using the ON switch or pulling the plug, you leave things undone and if by chance some program was doing something when it lost power, you could leave your system corrupted.

    You will not necessarily do damage every time you force a shut down but it is a bit like Russian roulette.  Do it too many times, and the odds become higher and higher you will corrupt the system.

    When a system is again started after an instance of this, it will recognize that its last shut down was not done correctly.  It will tell you that and attempt repairs to fix the damage.  Because this is such good software, it will quite often be successful, but that can take quite a period of time.

    There is some probability that your system will not be able to repair itself and it may require a technician to fix it.  It could even result in the loss of the data on your computer.  A very good reason you should do backups regularly and on a device that is very reliable -- it should be an external hard drive.  Hint:  Make certain you are backing up everything you could lose.  

    Power is sometimes lost involuntarily such as a power outage.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-06T13:24:50+00:00

    Sometimes when a system seem to be hung up and not responding to any stimulus the only option is to pull the plug, push the reset button, cycle the power switch, etc.

    There is always a possibility with an ungraceful shutdown that the system will not boot properly again - or may require some intervention to get back to normal running condition.

    If you ask the question because your system is getting itself into an unresponsive situation and you have to manually shutdown it would be best to figure out what the problem is and fix it.

    Meanwhile you can be thinking about what you are going to do if your system needs some manual intervention to get running agin.

    If you do not have any genuine bootable Windows media that matches the installed Edition (Home, Pro, etc.) and Architecture (32 or 64-bit) you should create some and keep it in a safe place.

    You can also create some Windows 7 Recovery System Repair media (not the same as installation media) so you can at least get to the Startup Repair options.

    Then have some plan for what you are going to do if someday your system just crashes and become unbootable and unrepairable - how will you get running again?

    That is when something like a System Image comes in handy and there are free softwares to create those (I would not recommend the Windows Imaging option).

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