Man, I can't tell you how many times a program has asked me to restart my computer, and I haven't, and it's worked fine. I think they're bullshitting. Do you really need to restart?
alt+tab+delete and kill explorer. Click new task, type: "explorer" and you're good to go.
Apps that install "Services" like firewalls, that run at startup and shit do, also bigger ones may to flush certain areas, but overall, i think the majority dont.
Wouldnt fix what i said..Sup wrote:
alt+tab+delete and kill explorer. Click new task, type: "explorer" and you're good to go.
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Ohh, so it's not so much restart your computer as restart explorer. Mk, thanks for the tip..Sup wrote:
alt+tab+delete and kill explorer. Click new task, type: "explorer" and you're good to go.
I have never ran into problems although I usually don't reboot after I install something... it does hurt performance if u go play something that needs a lot of ram just after install and not done a reboot... so with some basic programs and shit, there is no need to restart. But if u install something like new drivers/directx... I strongly advice to restart.
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Programs and updates that are associated with programs do not need a restart. GPO or AD changes usually require a restart for it to be implemented.
Some do - yes. For instance, I know that my TV drivers would not have worked had I not restarted everytime it told me to. Even if I restarted the program and then restarted. So play it safe, take the extra minute and restart.
Only a few things actually need a restart. Installing virtual drives for example. Most ask for it- few need it.
On the topic of virtual drives,JoshP wrote:
Only a few things actually need a restart. Installing virtual drives for example. Most ask for it- few need it.
Installing ANY form of driver(including virtual) should warrant a restart(Those that windows auto-installs for mice and USB drives are exceptions)
Actually it's usually to do with the registry. Usually you need to restart for changes to the registry to work properly, and restarting explorer doesn't reload the registry.Finray wrote:
Ohh, so it's not so much restart your computer as restart explorer. Mk, thanks for the tip..Sup wrote:
alt+tab+delete and kill explorer. Click new task, type: "explorer" and you're good to go.
In fact, reloading explorer doesn't really do anything useful.