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Why is Windows hibernating when I shut down? [duplicate]
I just shut down Windows and rebooted into Linux. When I try to enter the Windows partition it says Linux cannot mount it because the Windows partition is hibernated. This means that Windows 10 only ...
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Is it still necessary to shut down computers?
Nowadays with our modern operating systems, is it necessary to fully shutdown computers instead of choosing to stand-by or hibernate computers (desktops and laptops)?
Would there be any side-effects ...
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How can I replace function of shutdown button with hibernate?
I want my PC to hibernate when I press shutdown (exactly shutdown button) but I don't know how can I modify something like registry or group policy to achieve my goal.
Is there any way to do that?
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How can I automatically let my Windows boot and shutdown?
I want my PC to boot at 9am and shutdown at 10pm every day, is there a way to do that on Windows? Of course maybe don't go off completely, but hibernate or something like that.
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Windows 7 low and critical battery levels cannot be set lower than 10%
How do I change the low and critical battery levels to below 10%? I understand that this is a reasonable limit for most portable computers, but what about those with large batteries? On my computer (...
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Computer care: Hibernate, Sleep or Shut Down?
Which is the best for the "longevity" of your hardware, when done on a daily basis?
Should I use sleep, hibernate or shut down?
EDIT:
As evident in some of the answers, the answer seems to vary by ...
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Google Drive (googlesyncdrive) preventing PC from shutting down or hibernating
Everytime I try to shutdown or hibernate the PC I have this nag screen that comes up telling me that Google Drive is shutting down and the system is waiting for it. The problem is that the system can ...
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Is there a way of shutting down a Windows 7 computer after sleeping for X amount of time?
Just like you can set Windows 7 to hibernate after sleeping for X amount of time, can you also make it shutdown after a sleeping for a specific number of hours too?
There doesn't seem to be a direct ...
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