From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Brian Gregory  wrote:   
   > On 19/12/2025 06:29, Steve wrote:   
   > > I haven't been here in ages. It looks like there are still people here   
   > > who can help with problems.   
   > >   
   > > My computer is at least 15 years old. It was upgraded to Windows 10 soon   
   > > after it was available. I want to keep this computer going. (It can't be   
   > > upgraded to Windows 11.) Once or twice a month it bogs down and needs to   
   > > be restarted. It can take more than a few minutes before it gets back up   
   > > to speed.   
   >   
   > Wow. What are you complaining about. Most Windows PCs need to be   
   > restarted much more often than that. And even if they don't actually   
   > need it, it makes sense to restart Windows regularly to keep things as   
   > stable as possible.   
      
     Well, for over two decades, ever since Windows XP, I hardly ever   
   restart our systems (mostly laptops, now a laptop and a Mini-PC). Why   
   would I?   
      
     They're only restarted by the mandatory montlhly Windows Update   
   restart. And when we were on our (near-yearly) extended trips to/in   
   Australia, the laptops were often not restarted for four months.   
      
     But that's probably because, like Paul mentioned, we're used to real   
   systems, whiich just keep running. In my job, we were used to seeing   
   uptimes of up to a year and sometimes even longer.   
      
     But to be [f|F]rank, this month, I had to restart my laptop for some   
   weird problem, which I could not fix (I forgot what it was), but that   
   was an exeption, not the rule.   
      
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