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Does a laptop need to be regularly shut down?

I've recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 14ARE05. Till date, I've always been a PC User. When I was deciding which laptop to purchase, a friend who has a MacBook claimed that he hasn't had to shut ...
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Shutdown Windows 10 without power off computer

I want to set up my computer such that it boots automatically when the power supply is turned on (power supply is not embedded in the PC). The BIOS has an option that allows to boot automatically but ...
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Windows Sleep is Fake (YouTube plays for hours while "Sleeping")

I have a habit of turning off my computer (sleep not shutdown) while I'm watching youtube. When I do this the computer pretends to sleep by turning off the screen, and even the hard-drive and "...
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Windows 10 shuts down after being in sleep mode overnight

After my computer being to sleep mode over a long time ( 3 or 4 hours ) it shutdown automatically, I have not had this problem when putting my computer in sleep mode during the day and then waking it. ...
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Windows 10 Laptop Hibernate and Shutdown Freeze Midway to Complete Power Down

When I choose hibernate or shutdown from the power menu, it turns off everything, even the HDD spins down but the fan remains on (probably at the last speed it was on), the processor/GPU apparently is/...
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Windows 10 gets shutdown instead of going to sleep/hibernate

It's a long time problem - Windows 10 is shutting down instead of going to sleep or hibernate. All the power settings are set to sleep/hibernate/nothing for power button/closing lid/idle etc. And ...
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