Question How to turn off PC

[OfficialKapn]

Hi everyone,
Is there any difference between pressing the on/off button on the power supply and just shutting down pc from windows.
If yes, what is better/safer?
Thanks

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, definitely the shut down, if HDDs installed. Otherwise, the only risk would be related to corrupted system files, related to interrupted background system processes.

 

[jonnyguru]

Hi everyone,
Is there any difference between pressing the on/off button on the power supply and just shutting down pc from windows.
If yes, what is better/safer?
Thanks

ABSOLUTELY there's a difference.

You should only shut down from Windows.

The switch on the back of the PSU will kill power to the power supply which will interrupt +5VSB.

 

[OfficialKapn]

ABSOLUTELY there's a difference.

You should only shut down from Windows.

The switch on the back of the PSU will kill power to the power supply which will interrupt +5VSB.

Ufff... So i did it wrong for about a week now.
Hope nothing is killed yet...
Thx

 

[OfficialKapn]

ABSOLUTELY there's a difference.

You should only shut down from Windows.

The switch on the back of the PSU will kill power to the power supply which will interrupt +5VSB.

But the rgb led on the mainboard, keeps glowing, when I dont turn off the switch.
Is that ok?

 

[OfficialKapn]

Btw, my monitor has both switches as well (power switch on/off and just an on/off switch)
is here the same?

 

[jonnyguru]

But the rgb led on the mainboard, keeps glowing, when I dont turn off the switch.
Is that ok?

You can fix that with a setting in the BIOS.

 

[OfficialKapn]

ABSOLUTELY there's a difference.

You should only shut down from Windows.

The switch on the back of the PSU will kill power to the power supply which will interrupt +5VSB.

So you mean I don't have to touch the power supply on/off switch at all?

 

[እዚ ናተይ ሂወት]

So you mean I don't have to touch the power supply on/off switch at all?

Shutting down through windows is the preferred option as your giving your system time to safely eliminate background processes etc you shouldn't be using the power supply on/off switch on a daily basis it isn't designed for that, it's also much simpler to shutdown using windows.