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Best Practice: Restarting your Computer

At the end of the workday, many people lock the computer - or walk away and let it lock itself. This seems pretty handy at first glance - when you return, you log in and everything is just as you left it - ready for your next session. But just as you shut down, rest and recharge every day your computer - Mac or PC - benefits from the opportunity to shut down and rest, too!

Restart/Reboot Your Computer

Restarting a computer closes all active applications and services, powers off the computer, then starts it back up. “Restarting” and “Rebooting” are synonyms and you’ll hear the terms used interchangeably.

Enabling Restart Apps on Windows Computers

You can have Windows automatically save your restartable apps when you sign out, restart the computer, or shut down the computer and restart them after your sign in.

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