How often do you turn off your PC?

[TheProfosist]

Umm when it needs updates?

[Nickolas47]

When i dont use it

[Thalandros]

Every time I head towards my bed, so usually every night

[Legion]

I used to never do it but since I started paying the power bill at 5 unless I'm downloading something

[helping]

Never. I have dirt cheap electricity and I only put it into sleep when I go to sleep (because of the LEDs, otherwise it's silent enough to leave on overnight)

I sometimes drape a towel over the window if I'm downloading something overnight. 

 

Funny enough, most times I shut it down are when I accidentally click on "Shut Down" when going to reach for the sleep button.  Anyone know how to change the default button on the start menu?

 

I don't update Windows, so no need to restart there either. 

[Tsuki]

with the exception of like an hour ago, my computer hasnt been restarted in like 2 months at least.  and i only did it an hour ago so i could go into the bios and oc my ram

[Harvey]

Everyday.

 

Never understood why you'd want to keep a PC on just for the sake of it, no matter how cheap the electricity is, I have solar panels and I still turn it off.

 

If your PC is doing something, folding, downloading or something like that sure, leave it on, but otherwise... why? It's just a waste.

[Legion]

Never. I have dirt cheap electricity and I only put it into sleep when I go to sleep (because of the LEDs, otherwise it's silent enough to leave on overnight)

I sometimes drape a towel over the window if I'm downloading something overnight.

Funny enough, most times I shut it down are when I accidentally click on "Shut Down" when going to reach for the sleep button. Anyone know how to change the default button on the start menu?

I don't update Windows, so no need to restart there either.

Just alt f4 on the desktop and select sleep from the drop down bar

[JayKnowHow]

not unless I have to

[elecxonica]

Yes. partly cause it's loud as balls and partly cause LEDs.

 

 

Never. I have dirt cheap electricity and I only put it into sleep when I go to sleep (because of the LEDs, otherwise it's silent enough to leave on overnight)

I sometimes drape a towel over the window if I'm downloading something overnight. 

 

Funny enough, most times I shut it down are when I accidentally click on "Shut Down" when going to reach for the sleep button.  Anyone know how to change the default button on the start menu?

 

I don't update Windows, so no need to restart there either. 

Open task bar options, start menu and power should be an option.

[chilicheeseburger]

When I'm sleeping or when I'm not at home for more than an hour my pc is off.

Usually when I get home in the evening I turn it on.

On thr weekend it runs about 12-16hrs a day.

[Guest]

Every night

[Darth_Klein]

Once a week

[tS_kStin]

I restart occasionally but I am folding when I am not at it so it stays on a lot.

[Ja Krispie]

Depends, usually I shut it off every night. Unless I'm downloading a game or something, I typically let it download as I sleep.

[helping]

Yes. partly cause it's loud as balls and partly cause LEDs.

 

 

Open task bar options, start menu and power should be an option.

nope, part of the problem is likely that I'm using 8 and Startisback. 

 

I'll probably just make a shortcut and pin it or something. 

[Tech_Dreamer]

[EpicGeekonFire]

Every night, because theres no point in leaving it on all night. 

[Socratic]

Before I sleep or before I go out for a while. 

[Kamina]

I either lock it or put it to sleep.

[thewhitestig]

My PC is running pretty much all day long. But I am turning it off for the night. 

[Blecter]

Usually nightly for me. Helps stop me from staying up all night on it since it's a couple feet from my bed.

Really though it's just when I won't be using it for a while, so if I'm working the next day/going out of town for a bit/etc. Weekends I tend to leave it on. I have no sleep pattern on weekends haha.

I restart quite a bit when fooling around with hardware/software (ex over clocking).

[iAsuno]

Every night.

[mc141]

End of day till I first use it next day and let it sleep during day. Enless theres a thunder storm then I leave it unplugged

[linusforsell]

I never turn my computers off, unless Windows forces me to.