It is always in the best interest of the health of one's computer to restart or shut down.  It is not a good idea to use the power switch to just shut down with allowing the computer to properly shutdown.  This is because there is housekeeping which occurs during the restart or shutdown process.  Cold Booting or pressing the power button alone can cause corruption to occur over time.

  

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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] sometimes, it pays to do a reset of the computer, not a system restore, but a reset!

Harry

Thanks for the suggestion; sort of a similar idea as how to fix an Amazon Echo when it is acting up..  
My only thought, before trying something like this (which seems harmless) is rebooting a 2nd or 3rdtime before resetting.
I often see strange boot-ups which just occur once -- and just once.
Rebooting, resetting -- or whatever we call it -- seems to fix strange behaviors with electronic devices.

On Sat, 19 Jun 2021, Harry Brown wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Using Jaws 2020, and windows 10, latest update.
> 
> Evrything was workin great, until about an hour ago.
> 
> I turned on the computer, I got no windows music, I got no jaws 
> speech, until the computer was on the desk top, and it all came on at once.
> 
> So, what to do?
> 
> I went into my what to do section in the computer notebook folder, 
> where I have a what to do section for all the computer problems I have 
> had in the last
> 23 years, and how I solved them, step by step!
> 
> So, yours truly, found the problem in the what to do section, and I:
> 
> step 1. Did a regular shut down.
> 
> step 2. Then, after the computer shut off, I unplugged the computer 
> from the tower I have that my computer guy, Rick, sells. It's got 12 
> outlets, and it looks like a tower.
> 
> step 3. Then, I counted to 1 minute.
> 
> step 4. Then, I plugged the computer back into the tower.
> 
> step 5. Then, I turned on the computer, and what do ya know, it booted 
> up, without any problem!
> 
> So, there you go. I haven't done a reset for a long time with this 
> computer, it's been workin great, but it needed a good old reset.
> 
> So, If something is not workin right on your computer, try doing what 
> I did, you'll love it!
> 
>  Harry
> 
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