For Windows 10 system, sudden power outages will affect the OS or SSD hard disk?

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For Windows 10 system, sudden power outages will affect the OS or SSD hard disk?

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I have an industrial computer with Windows 10 LTSC (version number: 1809, OS version: 17763.107), Intel Core i5-1135G7,2.40GHz CPU, and 256GB SSD hard disk.

In my usage scenario, instead of shutting down the OS normally through the start menu, workers just cut the power to the computer .

My concern is: will powering off the computer directly affect the OS or the SSD?

For example: blue screen, not able to boot windows properly after next power supply, etc.

Thank you very much.

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Answer 1

Sakiko 39,235 Independent Advisor

Yes, modern hardware has very good self-protection measures and damage due to power loss is rare.

However, the risk still exists, and it may be necessary for you to make your own assessment as to whether it is worthwhile to do so.

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I've done this many times at this point to verify: just unplug the power adapter when windows is working properly. After reinserting the power adapter, all were able to boot the OS normally, some times it would go into disk check (SSD) before booting the system, but eventually it was able to boot the system normally.

This test was performed about 10,000 times or so, does this prove that a direct power loss has very little effect on the system?

Answer 3

Sakiko 39,235 Independent Advisor

Hello, I'm here to help.

Unexpected power outages usually have the potential to cause damage to disks. Damaged disks can further affect Windows installed on them.

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