What happens when you rely solely on hibernate mode and don't turn off your PC for three weeks... Tagged with microsoft, productivity, development.

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Relying solely on hibernate mode for weeks can degrade system performance and stability due to memory leaks, increased resource consumption, and delayed updates. It's crucial to balance the convenience of hibernation with regular reboots to clear temporary files, apply updates, and maintain optimal system health, especially when using resource-intensive applications like Visual Studio and Microsoft Teams.

The Impact of Not Turning Off Your PC for Three Weeks: A Deep Dive into Hibernate Mode and Application Performance

Conclusion: Shut down your PC once in a while. I’m not sure we needed an article to tell us this but hey ho.

Linux has entered the chat.
Jokes aside, yeah, even on those machines it’s good to restart them. Oh and there is also generally a difference between restart and shutting down. At least on windows. I believe a restart is actually better to clear all the ghosts out of the machine than just shutting down… This could be based on outdated info though, so take it with a grain of salt!

What nonsense. Excluding update reboots, I have not turned my PCs off for more than 5 years :D Even my laptop has gone non stop for over a year, year and a half. No sleep mode or hibernation ever.
And they are all used for heavy duty work with constant caching, and high temperatures. 3d rendering, VR presentations, gaming and game development.
One of my oldest PCs at the office I had not turned off for 8 years. (was accessed remotely for files or renders)
Not only that, it would often go on with rendering at full high temps and 100% usage for days, once in a pinch for 10 days straight rendering of an animation.
btw, one tip, avoid hibernation.

My pc will blow up if i keep it turned on for 2 days straight, who is that guy that owns a spaceship pc that can be kept turned on for 3 weeks straight

just don’t use hibernate, my pc is always on, never had a problem, just do some restarting when updating or when needed for like electricity reasons