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I've got an old SSD with a dual Linux/Windows boot on an old laptop. Being in Linux, issuing a reboot, picking Windows instead of Linux in GRUB and booting Win
by TacticalCoder 4y ago
I've got an old SSD with a dual Linux/Windows boot on an old laptop.
Being in Linux, issuing a reboot, picking Windows instead of Linux in GRUB and booting Windows takes less than 20 seconds.
The argument that people "suspend" or "hibernate" or "close the lid" or whatever because Windows takes "too long to boot" makes zero sense.
Just turn the fucking computer off. Windows boots in no time nowadays.
I hate Windows. I really do. It's a mediocre piece of turd. Every time I need to help a relative with their Windows issue I'm reminded how much of a turd it is.
But it's not slow to boot.
- seabrookmx 4y agoI don't think "time to desktop" is the reason people sleep their computers. When I close my laptop lid and then re-open it an indeterminate amount of time later, all my programs, browser tabs and what have you are where I left them. Just like how when I pull my phone out of my pocket, all my apps are where I left them. Turning the machine off means I need to re-open all my shit again. That's annoying.
- userbinator 4y agoHibernate also saves and restores your complete state, and doesn't require any power when off either.