On Windows, restart and shut down (power off) are not the same.

When shutting down, Windows optimizes the next start by caching some stuff. So it is not a true, clean restart.

On a restart, this caching does not happen.

Sources:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUIhzACQDAc

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/power/system...