Y-Phil posted at 2:43 AM Tue, 21 March 2023 - #4459158

Redfern posted at 6:04 PM Fri, 17 March 2023 - #4458892

TwiztidKidd posted at 5:47 PM Fri, 17 March 2023 - #4458890

One thing to keep an eye out for is... old laptops. The battery in a 10-yr old laptop will start expanding eventually. If it starts doing that, then carefully take the battery out before it starts to bend the MB or other parts.

Mine is an AC powered tower unit I purchased in December of 2021, so the issue you've described wouldn't affect me.  Still, it's something to consider for lithium cell powered devices.

If you are not aware of this, you have an excuse: many people ignores the fact that since Win10 on, turning off the computer does not turns it really off, it's a kind of deep hibernation in which the power unit is really off, but your Windows, when it's restarted, is rebooted with most programs off but the resources not refreshed. If Windows was overloaded, it's still  there.

So, are things truly refreshed when I power down my machine AND unplug the hardware from the wall socket?  Because that's what i do when things seem to get really squirrely...or if threatening weather is approaching.  (In the latter case, yes, I will also disconnect the computer from the ISP hardware so that is fully separated from any possible electrical input.0  Of does the machine continue to "purr" while in the deepest of "comas" using the onboard battery?  If so...DANG!!!

Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!