From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   Frank Slootweg wrote on 12/21/2025 3:48 AM:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   My restarts are not tied to the monthly update cycle. With 3 different   
   profiles(identical username logons - 2 MSA, one Local) on each   
   device(Desktop, Laptop, Surface 3[1]), powering down or restarting does   
   not have any fixed cycle.   
      
   [1] The Surface 3 tablet, obviously still running Win10 Pro with ESU...is   
   powered down routinely after use. The last ESU update, surprisingly only   
   took a few minutes(less than 5) to update, prior to ESU updates took up   
   to 15-20 minutes.   
      
   And just to throw some additional content discussed elsewhere(since last   
   May 2025 in multiple threads/posts)...all three devices(each with the   
   same Windows logon usernames/password-pin) are networked and accessible   
   by any device for shared folders/files.  Note each device's Windows   
   logon's respective Windows Credentials has the same 3   
   credentials(Computername/Local account/pw).   
      
      
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