Is it best to turn your pc of at night or to leave it on all the time?
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Personally I think it's best to turn it off at night when you're done with everything, but leave it on all day.
211157
Its better leave your computer ON.\nWhen you turn ON your computer, the PC uses the double of power. If you leave it ON, you may use half of power, but try to leave it ON with some Energy Rescue Resources, like "Suspend System".\n\nJuan. Bs As, Argentina.
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A General rule of thumb is that if you have no good reason to leave your computer on don't.  You will lessen the chances of your computer being influtrated if it is not on 24/7.  However, you can leave it on if you wish but ensure that you have taken the proper precautions:\n1) Have an anti-virus program  (i suggest PC-Cillin by trend micro)\n\n2) Have a good Firewall program\n\n3) Have good proactive spyware program (i suggest Spy Sweeper by web root)
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I can only tell you about leaving your computer on 24/7. \n\nLeaving it on all depends on how long you leave it on, and what kind of computer you have. If your fan isnt very good, your computer might overheat and cause a malfuction. Id get some kind of program that can see how fast and how hot your computer is getting.
337406
Try going into the Control Panel, and selecting Power Management.  There might be an option in there to change what the computer does when the "lid" is closed.
959405
I work on a computer every day for 8 hours and leave I never turn it off. I leave it running the whole week including weekends and only reset it sometimes. I don't believe that there is a problem with leaving it running.
275999
I think you should leave it on all day. Or you can ask your spouse to turn it on by phone.
238854
You'll likely get various answers as I can already see.  No, it doesn't really damage it but think about this, you turn it off and then immediately turn it back on, one minute 500W (my power supply) of energy is flowing through your system and then not and then immediately it is again.  I hold the belief this causes unnecessary wear and tear on the system and if you are only going to be away from the PC for a short time, put it in standby or for longer times hibernate and shut down at night (or whever you sleep).  But, if you are having a problem with Windows and task manager is not responding, press the reset switch (if you have one) which is a far better solution than turning it off and immediately turning back on again.\n\nJust my take.
1057230
take the battery off of the motherboard and leave it off overnight, or use the password jumper on the motherboard if it has one.
249043
When you put your computer in standby, it actually isn't on: it's just in a low power state that can be awaken at the touch of a key. If you want your screen name to be on 24/7, you have to keep your computer, without putting it in standby. To conserve power, you could shut off your monitor.\n\n\nNote: It usually isn't a good idea to keep your computer running 24/7. Computers are like people; they need time to relax and rest!
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I use a laptop and seldom switch it off.Usually like for and hour or two in a week..But it runs perfect and is not slow at all..I live in canada and tend to keep my window open ..Now it is winter and I havent switched off my notebook for 1 week..The room temperature has been varying between -2 to +2 degree C..depending on the time of the day..
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Yes and no.  Speaking generally, the moving parts and power supply in your computer (fans and hard drive motors) suffer from being run constantly.  The electronic components suffer from voltage spikes when being powered on and off.  Many people argue that leaving the computer on constantly makes more sense; it's easier and cheaper to replace a fan motor than it is to replace a motherboard. \n\nTechnical considerations aside, leaving you computer running 24/7 will not do any serious harm to your system.  Neither will shutting it on and off once or twice a day.  Rebooting several times a day, every day, may have a measurable effect on your computer's lifespan, but it will probably make no practical difference.  It's much more likely that your computer will be obsolete before components actually start wearing out.\n\nThe overheating argument is moot.  You computer should NEVER overheat.  If it does, you need to fix your overheating problem, not ignore it by rebooting constantly.\n\nOne important thing to consider: Windows XP has an inherent memory leak.  It constantly writes to the cache while it's running.  Over time, this sucks up RAM resources, and makes your computer run more slowly.  This problem is less noticeable with high RAM machines, but most computers running XP will have a noticeable loss of system performace if left running for a week or more.  Unless you have special software for configuring your system cache (available on the internet), the only way to clear the cache and reset your memory is to restart the machine.
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Pretty much a catch 22 question.  The answer really relies on how much use during the day when it's left on.  Turning the computer on and off numerous times throughout the day will wear on certain parts of the computer while leaving it on constantly will wear on other parts of the computer.  If the computer is used constantly throughout the day I would leave it on and ensure that it is properly cooled.  If it may only be turned on once or twice a day I would shut it off.  Hope this helps.
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Nope - turn off the monitor, though, because that consumes a lot more power than the computer itself. Leaving your computer on is actually even better for it, because most failures happen when you turn it off and back on.
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It depends if you need it on all night. If you're doing some maintenance, from time to time, it's okay to leave your computer running all night? Why would you want to leave it running otherwise? Your computer isn't going to last forever. Leaving it running 24 hours a day, seven days a week is just a waste of energy and your computer, if you ask me.
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you should try hibernating it. this will save power and will save you time when you start your computer up. right click the taskbar, click task manager, click shut down on the top, and click hibernate.
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Best to turn off for a number of reasons.\n\nSave electricity\nProlong life of components within the computer\nCertain items will need refreshing which is done during reboot\n\nI'm in charge of a PVC mixing plant, the control PC's that handle large amounts of information the automated operations are on most of the time because they are needed for production.  With time they slow down until a point comes where it is unbearably slow and the operator decides to reboot, which resolves the problem.\n\nMore chance for hackers to gain access if you are connected to net.\n\nWithin my company all non productive computers must be switched off since if left on and unattended they can be fire hazards\n\netc etc