Can I just pull the plug out from my computer??

[halal jamal]

If I just turn the electrical switch off and force my PC to turn off, will it get damaged?? Same as pulling the plug out rather than turning it off using the windows function.

[King Narwhal]

Try just holding the power button down for a few seconds, acts as a kill switch if the computer has locked up or something.

I'd save pulling the plug as an absolute last resort because it can fry parts and lose data.

If you have the option though, always go with standard windows shutdown since that's the safest route.

[Blackstar001]

In my experience just pulling the plug will break your computer.

Now if you are trying to break the computer a good way is to repeatedly power it on and then pull the plug. Or for example use it through power outages.

The first problem that arises will be with data loss, kind of like reading a book and closing it without leaving a book mark. You might be able to find where you left off but the chances that you will find the exact page you were last reading on the first try are pretty slim. Your computer will struggle in the same way and if that data loss involves the hard drive or Windows you will at least have to rebuild the desk top which takes a while.

The next problem is that by not allowing the computer to power it self down one component at a time you could fry the mechanical parts. Think about the heat soak by not allowing the parts to cool down. Also if you have ever seen an old record player work, a typical platter hard drive is very similar. There is an arm that hovers over the disk and reads from a certain spot. So imagine if you were to just randomly cut the power to a record player. The arm and needle would just rest in the groove and start to slur. It could gouge or skip and scratch the record when you restarted it. So if the arm on your harddrive is not given power to retract it could do the same thing and scratch the disk, not just ruining some data but rendering the entire platter and drive useless.

Don't get me wrong it's a good time. I've tried it plenty of times myself in the name of science but I would avoid doing so unless you want costly and time consuming repairs.

[halal jamal]

thanks, I should not do it