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To Shut Down You Computer Overnight Or Not
My wife insists that the desktop family computer be shut down last thing at night as she is worried about hacking risks.
I find it a pain when the computer has been left for a day or three in shut down mode and when re-booting await,sometimes, a considerable time for Windows to update or reconfigure.
My argument is that many companies leave their office computers on overnight, so, providing one logs out of the programme being used e.g. on line banking, e-bay, AB etc there is likely to be no more risk of unauthorised access than having shut down the PC entirely. I take on board the chance of night time burglary but that aside along with the 'green' issues
What is the consensus of opinion from the AB experts please?
I find it a pain when the computer has been left for a day or three in shut down mode and when re-booting await,sometimes, a considerable time for Windows to update or reconfigure.
My argument is that many companies leave their office computers on overnight, so, providing one logs out of the programme being used e.g. on line banking, e-bay, AB etc there is likely to be no more risk of unauthorised access than having shut down the PC entirely. I take on board the chance of night time burglary but that aside along with the 'green' issues
What is the consensus of opinion from the AB experts please?
Answers
Hesitate to enter the hornets' nest, but as I understand it, htere are four options for when you leave your machine for a while * On * Sleep * Hibernate * Off Leaving the machine on uses a lot of power, and the screens can be set to remain on, or to switch off after a while. This is useful if you want to run a background program like bitcoin mining, or SETI or other...
14:25 Fri 12th Oct 2018
I don't think hackers have more of a chance of hacking your PC if it is on or not.. Most hackers these days are more concerned with crypto currency accounts, paypal, and other software accounts, Emails etc.. less so your personal files.
If a hacker has access to your PC or not, if it's on or not isn't a 'big deal' to the hacker. They will get what they want.
For environmental reasons and for the health and longevity of your PC i would recommend turning it off each night so it can start a fresh each day.
If a hacker has access to your PC or not, if it's on or not isn't a 'big deal' to the hacker. They will get what they want.
For environmental reasons and for the health and longevity of your PC i would recommend turning it off each night so it can start a fresh each day.
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