do you leave the cable in the back in when you turn off the pc

[Azure7]

Hi, I have an HP All in One Desktop PC --with Ryzen processor. It runs on Windows 11.

There is a cable you plug in when you turn it on.  It has a light on even when the PC is off.

My question is, should I unplug that cable after I turn off the PC or leave it on all night?

thanks very much for your help!

Azure 7

[BeemerBiker]

Disconnect the cable if there is a possibility of an electrical storm and a lightening strike on your location.

If you routinely allow your desktop to sleep instead of turning if off then unplugging the system can cause data loss.

[Azure7]

I do not leave the PC on standby at night. I always turn it off at night.

So I will unplug the back cable when done at night. 

thanks very much!

Azure7

[BeemerBiker]

Make sure it actually shuts down before pulling the plug.

When you turn in on afterwards, check the windows event viewer for a message such as "unexpected shutdown at xxx "

Do this at least once to ensure there is no application that is refusing to allow the system to shutdown.

[Azure7]

Now that you mention that, sometimes it doesn't actually shut down.  The screen turns off as if it were on standby, but if I press any key to wake it up, it doesn't respond.

So that's when I will turn it off by holding the on/off button for about 10 seconds.

Then what happens next time I boot it up, I get a message "the PC did not shut down correctly. press the button to restore your Chrome pages."

I have to take it to a shop to see why this is happening.

I sense that it's getting overheated.  I'm running a fan while it's on to keep it from overheating.

thanks for your help!

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