I always assumed it was a braindead choice by IT but maybe it’s a driver issue.
It’s likely both. Part of the problem is Windows’ “fast boot” setting. When enabled, the “shut down” button actually puts the computer into hibernate mode. Only restarting properly power cycles the system. In many companies, the option is enabled by default and IT departments lock employees out of changing it.
Another part of the problem is that the option is needed at all. If the OS wasn’t completely bloated it would boot up quickly anyways
A bog standard windows 11 gets you from cold boot into user land pretty quick. The problem comes when you’ve got thirty or more badly optimized applications running at startup.
The fuck it does. Maybe compared to my old Windows 7 install on a spinning rust platter, but Windows 11 is a slog compared to Mint in my experience. I can reboot my desktop and reload my apps so fast on Linux that Discord won’t notice that my connection dropped.
The problem comes when you’ve got thirty or more badly optimized applications running at startup.
I only have Outlook and Teams starting up automatically on my work computer, and it still takes 10-15 minutes to get fully up and running from fast boot’s “shut down”. This is on an engineering workstation.
Windows 11 (and Microslop programs in general) are just unoptimized pieces of crap
It’s likely both. Part of the problem is Windows’ “fast boot” setting. When enabled, the “shut down” button actually puts the computer into hibernate mode. Only restarting properly power cycles the system. In many companies, the option is enabled by default and IT departments lock employees out of changing it.
Another part of the problem is that the option is needed at all. If the OS wasn’t completely bloated it would boot up quickly anyways
A bog standard windows 11 gets you from cold boot into user land pretty quick. The problem comes when you’ve got thirty or more badly optimized applications running at startup.
The fuck it does. Maybe compared to my old Windows 7 install on a spinning rust platter, but Windows 11 is a slog compared to Mint in my experience. I can reboot my desktop and reload my apps so fast on Linux that Discord won’t notice that my connection dropped.
I only have Outlook and Teams starting up automatically on my work computer, and it still takes 10-15 minutes to get fully up and running from fast boot’s “shut down”. This is on an engineering workstation.
Windows 11 (and Microslop programs in general) are just unoptimized pieces of crap
No one should be pressing the power button and thinking it is shutting down the computer. That’s user error.
“You’re holding it wrong”
Cant believe those idiots thought the power button would control power to the device. What idiots.
It does, but it doesn’t shut down by default and hasn’t for a loooooong time. Ever, probably. Even my old 186 you had to hold it down to shut it down.