Necessary to close all apps b4 shtdwn ?

[rahulkothari]

Is it really necessary to close all applications before shutting down ?

I can understand that it is necessary to shutdown system apps but i think it should be just fine for applications such as messengers / browsers etc.

[sleddog]

It is always a good idea to do so, to ensure that the application(s) can write data to disk prior to being killed by the operating system.

[Paleo Pete]

No, not absolutely required, but yes, a very good idea. Sleddog did the reasoning justice...

[rahulkothari]

Ok, lets take a 'real life situation'. Say, windows / yahoo messenger are on , and a couple of webpages like google, yahoo .. not banking and other important sites.

So, is it ok to shutdown windows without closing The Above mentioned apps. I am asking this stupid question coz' these are precisely the apps running before i / dad / sister shutdown or logoff.

[Paleo Pete]

OK...it's basically ok to shut down thay way, but much better to close them. Closing down the programs also ends all related processes and releases memory (or is supposed to) and any shared files that may be in use. Not closing them down can cause Windows to hang instead of shut down, if a program is still trying to do something, like save information it needs before closing.

In short, it's always much better to shut down all running programs before shutting down Windows, but not absolutely necessary.

[rahulkothari]

Got it. :)