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Heck, I don't even think I have turned on my desktop one time in the past 3 weeks. I have to carry my work laptop home every night, so I typically just use that.
How often do you power down?
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No but I use Sleep/Hybernate mode.
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New #32
I usually power mine down every couple of days. I don't pay for electricity where I live, so that's not a concern, and everything but the hard disks are brand new, so I'm not really worried about wear and tear. I usually schedule things like backups and defrags for around 4 am, since I'm usually asleep by then, so I just leave my comp running. Occasionally I will put it to sleep, if I am going out for more than 3-4 hours.
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New #33
Startup hangs can also be logged in Diagnostics-Performance log at Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Performance Information and Tools\Advanced Tools
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New #34
Only when I need to work inside the case.
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New #35
I leave my PC on 24/7. I only power it off during hardware installation/maintenance or reboot for OS patches.
A PC running 24/7 is mostly idle anyway. Most PCs don't use up much power. At most it might be a couple dollars per day.
What really burns up electricity is air conditioning, electric dryer, refrigerators/freezers, electric stoves/ovens, microwaves and electric hot water heaters.
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New #36
Have you added up what a couple $$ a day costs per month? Per year? You could buy an entirely new machine with just the energy savings of turning it off when not using it. :)
It actually doesn't even cost that much but the $10 a month or so it does cost is still worth considering. All for... saving 30 seconds on a boot?
Thing is, everything adds up. And things that are left on 24/7 add up FAST, being comparable to big things that only run for an hour or two a day (or week).
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New #37
Have you plugged in a meter to see what your PC actually draws. You might be surprised to see a 200watt load. Plus, a few dollars a day over the course of a month does add up.
Yes...those do burn electricity and I use them as sparingly as I can. I got a new fridge about 3 years ago and it's Energy Guide tag said it would consume about $50 in a year. I thought that was pretty impressive. Certainly worth the cost for the food that it protects and keeps cold.
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New #40
This is a no brainier for me. If the computer is off it uses zero power and there is zero wear and tare. I agree with TVeblen a lot of good things happen with a fresh boot. If the system is set up correctly it will only take about 90 seconds and away you go. This will very because of how many programs your system loads at start up. I keep a close watch of this with msconfig/start. We all have a few seconds in our life to do a fresh boot.
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anyone else have this problem? 
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