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Shortcut to shutdown or restart Windows 10 or 11 in less than three keystrokes
On Windows XP we had Win , U + U
On Windows 7 we had Win , Right cursor + Enter
I never had Windows 8, so I am not sure what the shortcut is/was.
There is Alt+F4 and then Enter, but this only ...
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How to remove shutdown option in start menu of Windows 10
I have a PC that should always be on. I recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. In Windows 7 I changed the default action of the power button in the start menu to log off from my machine so ...
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Implement a Shutdown Confirmation?
How do I configure Windows 10 so that it displays a confirmation dialog every time I press the Shut down button?
Sometimes I would shutdown my computer accidentally, as the sleep button is just ...
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Windows 10 keeps restarting my PC after shutdown
I installed Windows 10 after an upgrade to Windows 8, however I find that it restarts my PC within 30 minutes of shutting it down.
I switched off scheduled updates but it still happens, quite freaky ...
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Win10 does not shut down, shutdown.exe not working
So for a few days I can't shut down Win10 anymore. I've searched around quite a lot but haven't found a solution that works, so posting here as my last resort:
The shutdown button on the win10 menu ...
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Windows 10 shuts down after being in sleep mode overnight
After my computer being to sleep mode over a long time ( 3 or 4 hours ) it shutdown automatically, I have not had this problem when putting my computer in sleep mode during the day and then waking it.
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Stop windows 10 from reminding my open programs after shutdown
For a while now my pc keeps reminding the programs I had open after a shut down.
I found some messy ways to solve this but its just extra work for something that should be very simple.
For example ...
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Skype prevents computer from shutdown
Skype is preventing the computer from shutting down. This error dialog appears on the shutdown screen (the one where you can only take pictures of the screen) and without user interaction, leads back ...
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Computer restarts when I don't turn off the monitors before clicking shutdown (No system error)
For quite a while now my Computer keeps restarting when I shut it down. The only way it doesn`t turn on again is to either click the shut down button and then extremly fast turn off the monitor, or ...
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The instruction at referenced memory could not be written
I recently upgraded to windows 10, and when I turn off or restart the computer, I get this message :
explorer.exe - Application Error : The instruction at 0x0000000180001610 referenced memory at ...
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Windows 10 Enterprise N fakes shutdown and then returns to login prompt with flight mode enabled
I first noticed this problem a couple of days ago when I arrived at work to find my PC booted with flight mode enabled.
I initiated a shutdown yesterday only to find that my PC's screen went black ...
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Windows 10 shutting down after a few minutes sleeping
Recently I reinstalled windows 10 on my Asus K46CB from scratch and for some reason, every time i put it to sleep it turns itself off after a few hours. It just happens if i leave it sleeping without ...
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Windows incompletely shuts down after heavy use
My HP Pavilion 15 Laptop (came with Windows 8 and upgraded to 8.1 and now on Insider Preview) has a Shutdown problem.
It'll shutdown completely without any issue if it used for a short while. But ...
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Windows 10 stuck at restarting screen after successfully upgraded from v1511 to v1607
After I successfully upgraded from Windows 10 v1511 to v1607, aka Anniversary update, my system gets stuck at the restarting screen whenever I want to restart my system. Always.
Turning my computer ...
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How to modify what happens when windows 10 Shutsdown
I want to run a script that reboots the computer when the shutdown button is clicked on Windows 10 . I have tried this solution https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12434863/executing-a-batch-script-on-...
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Weird power/shutdown behaviour with a windows 10 laptop
I've got a Windows 10 Pro Dell Latitude e7440. I'm having a few power issues, which appear to have something to do with shutting down.
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Every time I hibernate my laptop, and turn it ...
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Windows 10 no longer shutting down after replacing mainboard, cpu and ram
I recently bought some new hardware:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
ASUS TUF B450M-Plus
Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x, 8GB,
DDR4-3000, DIMM 288)
When I finished installing and updating Windows 10, some drivers and ...
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Windows 10 Randomly Shutting Down in the middle of normal work, with message "Shutting down..."
Starting this week, my Windows 10 has begun to randomly shut down in the middle of normal work. There are no errors or error screens. All of a sudden, the screen fades to the "Shutting down..." ...
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Booting the pc from keyboard - strange behavior
Last month I tried changing the settings of my motherboard (z170 chipset) so that the computer would boot by pressing any key from my USB keyboard. But this setting seemed to work once in ten times so ...
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Weird noise coming from laptop sounds static
I've had this laptop for nearly 5 years and I've never noticed this noise before but due to there being an issue with the laptop recently I don't know if that is what has made me notice it.
The issue ...
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Windows 10 Unexpected Rebooting from Bugcheck?
I built my own system about half a year ago and ever since I have had elusive issues that can't seem to be resolved. Windows 10 will unexpectedly restart or shutdown. Over time I have been able to use ...
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How to disable apps from restarting after Windows shutdown
I have a script that run a shutdown command on my Windows 10 computer every night (shutdown /s /t 300, so no /f there). Sometimes I would have things open like Chrome, Explorer and Spotify etc. How do ...
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Cancel Stop-Computer
I have a program on my system called stopwatch.exe, so sometimes I will have
PowerShell open, and I will enter the command. However I also use tab
completion, so I will usually enter:
stopw TAB
then ...
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Windows 10 shuts down when sleeping or hibernating
When I try to put my computer to sleep or hibernate, it stays on for a few minutes, and then proceeds to shut down. I have fast startup disabled, but for some reason the option to "Allow the ...
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Windows 10 pc keeps shutting down when I hibernate [duplicate]
I recently got a new PC. As I always do, I wiped the SSD & reinstalled windows 10 from scratch.
Since installing v1903 it has randomly started shutting down when I hibernate - whether through ...
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Change behaviour start menu shutdown button
I would like to change the behaviour of the "shutdown" and/or "restart" button in the start menu (I'm using windows 10).
I've already found that I can remove those buttons editing some options in ...
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How to prevent myself from rebooting windows when VMWare Workstation is running?
I use the free VMWare Workstation version to run VM's on Windows 10, and I keep the Workstation window out of the way on a second Windows desktop since the free version does not support minimizing to ...
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Windows 10 Auto user login after shutdown
My PC, which I keep ON for days, have a scheduled task to turn OFF (shutdown) a certain day of the week. It then turns on automatically after a few hours through BIOS settings. However, it stays on ...
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Remove ShutDown, Login, Welcome, Logout message
I searching for a way to remove/hide the message that appears during ShutDown, Login, Logout step as you can see below:
I have a Windows 10 IoT Entreprise LTSC v 21H2
If you have any ideas, do not ...
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Windows 10 Reboot Sticks on Manufacturer Logo Screen, Shutdown works fine
So, this started happening a long time ago, after some windows update I believe, but I cannot figure it out.
Basically when I restart windows, either through an interface (windows directly, updates, ...
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How Do I Disable the "If you shut down this remote computer" prompt in Windows 10 Pro
I have a 'remote computer' (it is in a rack in my basement) that I use for processing video. When the video processing completes, the software is supposed to shutdown the computer to save power but ...
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Is it possible to disable restarts in Windows 10? [duplicate]
My laptop has a weird issue where the touch pad doesn't work after the device is restarted. It works fine after a normal shut down, though.
Is it possible to disable restarts so that the computer will ...
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Windows shuts down unexpectedly on hibernate
I've just bought a new Dell Inspiron 7501 (i7 10750H, nvidia 1650), and after setting up a dual boot with ubuntu 18, i've noticed that the pc fails to restore the previous state when booted up after ...
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How can I access windows recovery option when dual booting, or do I have any other relatively easy solution?
So, I have windows 10 and ubuntu on my laptop. I was using win10, I shut down the machine, and when I opened it again and tried to enter win10, a black screen with a blinking cursor appeared.
I don't ...
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Fast Startup Issues: Shutdown failing
I have a Dell Inspiron and I just recently switched the palm rest and base cover. These are two very trivial fixes and to be honest I wouldn't expect them to have any direct cause in this issue. Since ...
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Windows 10 suddenly started to restart at every boot after properly shutting down
Today morning my PC suddenly rebooted after motherboard logo, but before windows logon screen. And it seems that it does this every time I shut down PC (start-power-shutdown) and then start it with ...
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Windows 10 does not shutdown
So, this problem is weird. I've looked through Google and Super User and haven't found any mention of my specific problems.
Whenever I try to shutdown my computer, it will show the "Shutting Down" as ...
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windows 10 flickers screen and then system shut downs
OK here is the situation on my laptop. I have windows 10 1607 ( anniversary update) installed after formatting my whole hard disk and when I install new window then PC remains logged in for about 40 ...
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Why is new Win 10 install restarting slow, but booting fast after shutdown?
I have a desktop hp 6200. With Win7 pro everything functions as it should. With win10 pro, if I restart the PC, I never see the hp splash screen and cannot access the bios. After ~2.5 minutes win10 ...
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How to shutdown the computer when a specific application is closed in Windows 10?
I am using Windows 10 64 bit. I have an application running and when it is done doing what it does, it closes.
Is there a way to shutdown my computer automatically when that program closes?
I did ...
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Windows 10 Does not Shutdown Correctly
I have a problem with my Windows 10 machine
When ever I try to Shutdown my laptop it looks like it did
but my Hardware is still Active.
The Light are On and if you listen carefully you will hear the ...
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Hibernation, Standby, Shutdown or Lock when using the Laptop often [closed]
I'm a student and have an ASUS Netbook with Win10. I have to change my location very often per day. Now I need to know what is the best way to do this when looking at battery, windows, usability, ...
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Forced shutdown during bsod [duplicate]
I accidentally forced my PC to shutdown by holding onto the power button during a BSOD in windows 10 and ever since, my PC has not been able to boot to the login screen instead it keeps giving the "...
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How to shut down computer immediately in Win 10
Back in (Windows XP?) times i had written .bat file which when clicked like normal icon would shut down my PC immediately, no questions no update instalations.
I copied it from somewhere , so I can ...
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Windows 10 is still shutting down
Apparently I closed my laptop too soon after turning it off. And now, when i tried to turn it on, it shows me, that laptop is still shutting down. I tried to restart my laptop using keyboard shortcuts,...
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Difference between Hibernate and Shutdown in Windows?
I know that hibernate saves the currently opened programs and tasks to the hard drive while shutdown completely kills off all tasks and power down.
But what if I power on my pc and then immediately ...
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PC shutdown suddenly and idk the cause
I have a desktop PC I bought 10 years ago and I use it as a "server", so it's always on.
It started to suddenly shutdown few months ago, after few days or weeks being on (last time I powered ...
