{"id":109914,"date":"2026-09-24T13:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=109914"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:17:26","slug":"restart-your-computer-weekly-to-keep-it-fast-and-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2026\/09\/24\/restart-your-computer-weekly-to-keep-it-fast-and-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple habit, faster computer: Why weekly restarts matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping your computer fast and secure takes just a quick restart! While our team regularly pushes background updates, <\/span><b>they cannot complete installation until your computer reboots.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Why a Restart matters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Clicking <\/span><b>Shut Down<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> puts your machine into hibernation and won&#8217;t finish updates. A true <\/span><b>Restart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clears system memory, resolves background glitches, and applies all pending security patches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to restart:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Windows:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Go to <\/span><b>Start menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Power icon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Restart<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mac:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click the <\/span><b>Apple icon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>Restart<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Simply closing your laptop lid or locking your screen puts your device to sleep and will not complete updates.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Action requested:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Save your work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before restarting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Restart weekly \u2013 <\/b>s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uch as every Friday afternoon \u2013 to avoid workflow interruptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have questions or need assistance, contact <a href=\"mailto:servicedesk@georgefox.edu\">servicedesk@georgefox.edu<\/a>. 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