Difference Between Shutdown And Restart

Shutdown Versus Restart

It Seems like there is a small difference between shutdown and restart (reboot) but there are some major differences between these two Information Technology’s terms which are expressed below:

1. The main or primary difference between shutdown and Restart is that a shutdown of a computer or laptop system turned off or close down all of the programs and processors while a Restart temporarily close down the programs in order to refresh the system or program updates to take effect effectively on next reboot or restart.

2. Shutdown the computer or laptop system closing down all of the programs and processors. You shutdown a computer when you want a rest, a break or go the sleep. On the other had, you Restart a computer or laptop system, when you want to update the system such as when you installed windows updates to take effect on the next reboot. A restart of the computer system basically, refreshes the required necessary system files on the next reboot so that the changes take place related to recent updates.

3. Shutting Down a computer is not recommended when you install some programs / software or that require saving before closing or system updates to take effect on the next reboot. So, it is highly recommended to restart or reboot a system when you installs a program, updates etc.

4. There are possibilities that a shut down of a computer or a laptop system may fail to clear your Ram files installed on the windows, Mac or Linux, etc., due to the lack of effect of updated changes on the system files. So, the computer will still remains slow as system may not refresh the memory files on the computer or laptop system on the next start of the system. So, it is highly recommended to restart a personal computer system in order to refresh the memory files installed on the windows, Mac, Linux or any other system.