why computers need to be restarted periodically to function correctly

Question

I work at a major tech company and most times I go to IT, they tell us to restart our computer. Why is this a necessary process to maintain a normal operating experience?

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Answer 1

Majority of the little quirks and problems a computer has can be fixed by just rebooting it. Forcing it to quit all the processes and restart them from scratch. So rather than waste time trying to track down one weird process that got hung up somewhere, they just have you restart it. that way you can weed out 90% of the problems you encounter.