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Reboot once a week!

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Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 10:59 HST @791

The university’s IT department has posted a reminder message in Pipeline, asking faculty and staff to reboot their office computers at least once a week. Most of these users should shut down their computers before leaving for the weekend.

Older operating systems like Windows 2000 must be rebooted after patches are installed. Some Windows XP and MacOS patches require a reboot after installation.

A weekly reboot is also a good idea for my readers at home. I turn off my home computers whenever I can. It’s an easy way to keep intruders out of my home network.

Tags: hardware, patch, software, Windows
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